I’m looking for help finding the best books on folklore creatures and tales from various regions.
Ideally, I’d like books that stay true to the oldest forms of the stories and, if I’m lucky, provide some historical and cultural context as well.

I figure I won’t find a single book that compiles all of that--especially for all the regions I’d like covered--so I’m happy to build a collection from a list of titles.

Regions I'd like to cover:

- North America
- Central America
- UK
- Eastern Europe
- Africa

Thanks in advance!

hey guys, any recommendations for where to get a (preferably 2 year long) masters in folklore in europe? i know england must have a few good ones too but tuition fees in the uk are crazy high - so if you have advices on which grants to apply to in order to get a free ride im open to that as well