British Folk Tales and Legends
A Sampler (Routledge Classics)
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Word Count
98,000 words, Guess
Page Count
392 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebritishfolktales00brig
- ISBN-100415286026
- ISBN-139780415286022
- LibraryThing232536
- Goodreads444379
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- Open LibraryOL7490081M
Description
Once upon a time a writer decided to set down the most memorable and magical tales she could find. She searched the country high and low, seeking out folktales and legends, ancient lore and modern cautionary tales. Her name was Katharine M. Briggs, and she went on to become the most important folklorist these islands have ever produced. In 1970 she published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within you will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious Three Sillies to the delightfully macabre Sammle's Ghost.
First Sentence
The Animal Tales collected in this group of folk narratives are not animal anecdotes, nor tales of magical animals such as we find in the Fairy Tales.
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- British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler (Routledge Classics)
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