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Neil Philip

Neil Philip was born in York in 1955. He has been fascinated by the Arthurian legends since childhood.
Although Neil Philip has edited and retold a number of folktales for children, "The Tale of Sir Gawain" was his first full-length children's book. His books for adults include scholarly work on folk narrative and children's literature.
Neil Philip lives in Oxford, where he is editorial director of a small publishing firm.

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Born 1955-05-08

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  • Cover of: Mythology

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  • Cover of: Tale of Sir Gawain (New Windmill)

    First published in 1987 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The adventures of Odysseus

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  • Cover of: Annotated guides, myths & legends

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  • Cover of: The complete Just So Stories

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  • Cover of: The illustrated book of fairy tales: spellbinding stories from around the world

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  • Cover of: The Illustrated Book of Myths

    First published in 1995 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: In a sacred manner I live: Native American wisdom

    First published in 1997 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Myths and Legends Explained (Annotated Guides)

    First published in 1999 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Celtic fairy tales: retold with an introduction by Neil Philip

    First published in 1999 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Spring of butterflies and other folktales of China's minority peoples

    First published in 1985 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of English folktales

    First published in 1992 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A fine anger : a critical introduction to the work of Alan Garner

    First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The ocean of story: fairy tales from India

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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales

    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

    First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Christmas Fairy Tales

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  • Cover of: The Arabian nights

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  • Cover of: Mythology of the world

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Born 1955-05-08

Subjects

Folklore, Fairy tales, Juvenile literature, Children's fiction, Poetry, Collections, Children's poetry, Legends, Mythology, Tales, American poetry, Children's poetry, American, Indians of North America, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, English, Poetry, collections, Christmas, English poetry, History, Short stories, Translations into English, Fiction, Folklore, juvenile literature, Indians of north america, juvenile literature, Literary collections

Places

England, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, America, Arab countries, Arabian Peninsula, Arabian countries, Arabie (Péninsule), China, Eastern Europe, France, India, Mexico, New Southwest, North America, Romania, Russia, Scotland

People

Charles Causley (1917-), Alan Garner, Alan Garner (1934-), Arthur King, Jacob Grimm (1785-1863), Noah (Biblical character), Noah (Biblical figure), Odysseus King of Ithaca (Mythological character), Robin Hood (Legendary character), Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859)

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19th century, Victoria, 1837-1901

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July 15, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
July 15, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
July 15, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 7, 2013 Edited by Jorge Reinaldo Galindo new bio
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import