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.
88 works Add another?
Most Editions
Most Editions
First Published
Most Recent
Top Rated
Reading Log
Trending
Random
-
Preview Book
×Close -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Subjects
Folklore, Fairy tales, Juvenile literature, Children's fiction, Poetry, Collections, Legends, Tales, Children's poetry, Mythology, 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 collectionsPlaces
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, ScotlandPeople
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)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL31784A
- GoodReads: 53354
- ISNI: 0000000083541056
- Library of Congress Names: n81044535
- VIAF: 7454557
- Wikidata: Q59521507
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q59521507
Links outside Open Library
No links yet. Add one?
Alternative names
- Neil Philip
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| 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 |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |