Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder by Claude & Corinne Lecouteux

The Venomous Maiden and Other Stories of the Supernatural “Claude and Corinne Lecouteux’s Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder is a scholarly but accessible study of the tales, stories, and fables that circulated and were popular in the European Middle Ages. What links them in a magical worldview that connects humans directly with elemental forces in the world of eldritch spirits and intelligent animals. Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder also contains many lesser-known but compelling tales of re-create the spirit of uncanny human experience in former times.” - Nigel Pennick