Question: Who is this English novelist known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales, one of which was published by Collins in 1960?
Sentence (from "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen"): The story, which took the local legend of The Wizard of the Edge as a partial basis for the novel's plot, was influenced by the folklore and landscape of the neighbouring Alderley Edge where he had grown up.
Relevant evidence: No