Heart of Albion
Heart of Albion
Alternative Albion
Explore Books
Welcome to the UK's leading publisher of folklore, mythology and cultural studies.
We also publish local history books, booklets and CD-ROMs.
'Possibly the most interesting publishers in Britain today!'
D.J. Tyrer The Supplement
Forthcoming 2008
New 2008
New 2007
Folklore
- Holy Wells in Britain: A guide Janet Bord
- Explore Vampires Bob Curran
- Horn Dance or Stag Night? Folklore and myth in the age of blogs Bob Trubshaw
- Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America Simon Burchell
- Howls of Imagination: Wolves of England Paul Williams
- Cures and Curses – Ritual and cult at holy wells Janet Bord
- Over Nine Forests – Folk beliefs and practices from Lithuania to the Urals K.M. Koppana
- The Enchanted Land – Myths and legends of Britain's landscape Janet and Colin Bord
- Mystery Big Cats Merrily Harpur
- A Bestiary of Brass Peter Heseltine
- Crossing the Line: trespassing on railway weirdness Paul Screeton
- Explore Dragons Richard Freeman
- Explore Phantom Black Dogs edited by Bob Trubshaw
- Explore Fairy Traditions Jeremy Harte
- Explore Folklore Bob Trubshaw
- Footprints in Stone Janet Bord
- Masterworks – the arts and crafts of traditional buildings in northern Europe Nigel Pennick
- Ghosts and Hauntings in and around Leicestershire Andrew James Wright
- Leicestershire Legends retold by Black Annis
- Snake Fat and Knotted Threads – an introduction to traditional Finnish healing magic K.M. Koppana
- Alternatives Approaches to Folklore Jeremy Harte (free download)
- Research in Geomancy Jeremy Harte (free download)
Mythology
- Explore Alchemy Cherry Gilchrist
- The Princess Who Ate People – The psychology of Celtic myths Brendan McMahon
- Taliesin's Travels – A demi-god at large Michael Dames
- The Enchanted Land – Myths and legends of Britain's landscape Janet and Colin Bord
- Explore Mythology Bob Trubshaw
- The Myths of Reality Simon Danser
- Ymir's Flesh - North European Creation Mythologies Alby Stone
- The Questing Beast and Other Cosmic Dismemberments Alby Stone
Cultural studies / social history
- Entranced by the Goddess: Folklore in north Indian religion Sudha Chandola
- Invizikids: The curious enigma of 'imaginary' childhood friends Mike Hallowell
- Flying Saucerers: A social history of UFOlogy David Clarke and Andy Roberts
- Explore Hinduism Bansi Pandit
- Sacred Places – Prehistory and popular imagination Bob Trubshaw
- Stonehenge – celebration and subversion Andy Worthington
- The Myths of Reality Simon Danser
Religion
- Entranced by the Goddess: Folklore in north Indian religion Sudha Chandola
- Explore Hinduism Bansi Pandit
- Explore Shamanism Alby Stone
Archaeology
- Sacred Places: Prehistory and popular imagination Bob Trubshaw
- Stonehenge – celebration and subversion Andy Worthington
- Masterworks – the arts and crafts of traditional buildings in northern Europe
- Crete Reclaimed Susan Evasdaughter
Anglo-Saxon / Old English studies
- A User Friendly Dictionary of Old English Bill Griffiths
- Meet the Dragon – An Introduction to Beowulf's Adversary Bill Griffiths
- Surrey Place-Names Gavin Smith
- Understanding Leicestershire and Rutland Place-Names Jill Bourne
Medieval carvings and monuments
- A Bestiary of Brass Peter Heseltine
- Explore Green Men Mercia MacDermott with photographs by Ruth Wylie
Revised and expanded 2nd edition - Hunky Punks – a study in Somerset stone carving Peter Poyntz Wright
- Good Gargoyle Guide – medieval carvings of Leicestershire and Rutland
Bob Trubshaw - Interactive Gargoyles and Grotesque Carvings of Leicestershire and Rutland
Bob Trubshaw - Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland Max Matthews
Leicestershire and Rutland local history
Nottinghamshire/Bedfordshire local history
Warwickshire local history
Wiltshire local interest
Complete publications for free download:
- Phantom Black Dogs in Prehispanic Mexico
- Horn Dance or Stag Night? Folklore and myth in the age of blogs
- Research in Geomancy 1990–1994: Readings in sacred space Jeremy Harte
- Alternative Approaches to Folklore 1969–1996 Jeremy Harte
Heart of Albion Press was founded in 1989 by Bob Trubshaw to publish Leicestershire and Rutland local history. By the mid-1990s titles had diversified into archaeology and mythology. In September 2002 Heart of Albion launched Explore Books, a series of books providing accessible overviews of the latest academic thinking relating to folklore and mythology. In June 2004 a further imprint, Alternative Albion was launched to promote titles with more overtly counter-culture interest.
These three imprints (Heart of Albion, Explore Books and Alternative Albion) make us the UK's leading publisher of folklore, mythology and cultural studies – and we're still actively involved in local history too!