The Little History of Storytelling

Name: The Little History of Storytelling
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ISBN: 9781803996745

Dawn Nelson

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English

The History Press Ltd
23 April 2026

Other performing arts; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Folklore, myths & legends

Series: Little History of

A concise history of European storytelling.

Since we were first able to communicate with each other, stories have formed a basis for our cultures, communities and collaborative ventures. Stories are a fundamental part of what it means to be human. From the oldest known cave paintings found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi to the debate about the role of artificial intelligence in our creative endeavors, within these pages lies a concise history of storytelling in Europe, written by a storyteller with a decade of experience in storytelling and a passion for stories in all their forms.

AUTHOR: Dawn Nelson is a Hampshire-based professional storyteller and freelance writer with a passion for fairytales, folklore and fables. She tells her own original tales and traditional stories, to all ages, in schools, at community events, for local groups and for heritage sites. She runs storytelling clubs for adults and children and she is a consultant for heritage sites, researching, writing and performing stories that interpret history and heritage for families. Her first book for The History Press, Adventures in Nature, was published 2021.

10 b/w illustrations

By: Dawn Nelson
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781803996745
ISBN 10: 1803996749
Series: Little History of
Publication Date: 23 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

DAWN NELSON is a Hampshire-based professional storyteller and freelance writer with a passion for fairytales, folklore and fables. She tells her own original tales and traditional stories, to all ages, in schools, at community events, for local groups and for heritage sites. She runs storytelling clubs for adults and children and she is a consultant for heritage sites, researching, writing and performing stories that interpret history and heritage for families. Her first book for The History Press, Adventures in Nature, was published 2021.