Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore
Garner in 2011
In 1957, Garner purchased and began renovating Toad Hall at Blackden, Cheshire
Garner at his home in Blackden, 2011
The Medicine House, an Early Modern building that was moved to Blackden by Garner.
Elidor is a children's fantasy novel by the British author Alan Garner, published by Collins in 1965. Set primarily in modern Manchester, it features four English children who enter a fantasy world, f