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G. Basil (George Basil) Barham

Best known for retelling folklore in the multi-volume Legend Land series, this British writer also worked across engineering and technical subjects. His books move easily between old tales, travel-minded storytelling, and practical nonfiction.

4 Audiobooks

Legend Land, Vol. 2 Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

Legend Land, Vol. 2 Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

by G. Basil (George Basil) Barham

Legend Land, Vol. 1 Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

Legend Land, Vol. 1 Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

by G. Basil (George Basil) Barham

Legend Land, Vol. 3 Being a Further Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

Legend Land, Vol. 3 Being a Further Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

by G. Basil (George Basil) Barham

Legend Land, Vol. 4 Being a Further Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Nearer Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

Legend Land, Vol. 4 Being a Further Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Nearer Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

by G. Basil (George Basil) Barham

About the author

George Basil Barham, often published as G. Basil Barham, was a British writer active in the early 20th century. Sources identify him as born in 1872, and one reference notes that he was a great-grandson of Richard Harris Barham, the author of Ingoldsby Legends.

He appears to have had unusually wide interests. Reference works describe him as a consulting engineer with experience in electrical, chemical, mechanical, and automobile fields, while bibliographic sources link him to both technical books and popular retellings of regional legend.

He is now most closely associated with Legend Land, a series that gathers and retells traditional stories from western parts of Britain. Catalog and archival listings also connect him with works such as The Development of the Incandescent Electric Lamp, which suggests a career that bridged folklore, travel-flavored writing, and engineering.