Hugh Lupton – författare

‘A landmark in the modern storytelling revival’ Professor Ronald HuttonFor more than forty years, Hugh Lupton has been one of Britain's most celebrated storytellers, bringing myths, legends and folktales from around the world to audiences of all ages. In Unriddling the World, he gathers fifty of the stories that have stayed with him throughout his career: tales of tricksters and heroes, transformations and journeys, wisdom and wonder.Drawn from traditions across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, these are stories that have travelled through centuries, carried from voice to voice and generation to generation. Adapted for the spoken word, Lupton's retellings capture the rhythm, energy and immediacy of live storytelling.A rich treasury of traditional tales and a celebration of the stories that connect us, Unriddling the World is both an invitation to read and an invitation to tell.

Norfolk is steeped in story. Whether we are treading fields, fens, beaches or streets, the landscape is pregnant with secret histories. The collective imagination of countless generations has populated the county with ghosts, saints, witches, pharisees, giants and supernatural beasts. Stories have evolved around historical characters, with Horatio Nelson, Oliver Cromwell, Anne Boleyn, Tom Paine and King Edmund becoming larger than life in folk-memory. This book is a celebration of the deep connection between a place and its people.

Sharpen your wits and dazzle your friends with this fabulous collection of riddles, puzzles and riddle-stories. The Barefoot Book of Riddles won't just make you laugh out loud -- it will give you new ways of thinking about the world.

Set sail with Odysseus as he fights to find his way back home after the brutal Trojan War. On his ten year journey, he endures harrowing ordeals, battles monsters and learns what it means to be a hero. Award-winning professional storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden’s gripping retelling breathes new life into Homer’s classic The Odyssey.

Introducing a bewitching world of mystery and magic, this collection of stories includes tales of singing elves with magical feet, skeletons that move of their own accord and a heroic blackbird who outwits a powerful king. Includes storytime CD read by the author.

‘A landmark in the modern storytelling revival’ Professor Ronald HuttonFor more than forty years, Hugh Lupton has been one of Britain's most celebrated storytellers, bringing myths, legends and folktales from around the world to audiences of all ages. In Unriddling the World, he gathers fifty of the stories that have stayed with him throughout his career: tales of tricksters and heroes, transformations and journeys, wisdom and wonder.Drawn from traditions across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, these are stories that have travelled through centuries, carried from voice to voice and generation to generation. Adapted for the spoken word, Lupton's retellings capture the rhythm, energy and immediacy of live storytelling.A rich treasury of traditional tales and a celebration of the stories that connect us, Unriddling the World is both an invitation to read and an invitation to tell.

The story of two friends, Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor, who fall out over a pile of walnuts. One has eaten the other's share and Pirican Mor vows revenge. The tree directs him to an axe, the axe to a stone, the stone to water, the water to a stag. Soon the whole landscape is caught up in the tale.

Set sail with Odysseus as he fights to find his way back home after the brutal Trojan War. On his ten year journey, he endures harrowing ordeals, battles monsters and learns what it means to be a hero. Award-winning professional storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden’s gripping retelling breathes new life into Homer’s classic The Odyssey.