The Folk Tales of Scotland : The Well at the World's End and Other Stories
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1841586943
ISBN-13
9781841586946
Publisher
Birlinn General
Imprint
Birlinn Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 25th, 2008
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
378 grams
Dimensions
22.40 x 14.70 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Myth & legend told as fictionShort stories
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This collection is a classic of the storytelling tradition retold in a simple, dramatic style. It presents stories which are drawn from traditions in various parts of Scotland from Islay to Inveraray and Orkney to the Lowlands. This beautiful edition is illustrated with Norah Montgomerie's own original drawings.
The classic folk tales of Scotland were passed down from storyteller to storyteller, and from the first sentence they held the attention of the listeners and readers as though a spell had been cast over them, transporting them to a magical realm where mermaids and men, selkies and sailors, ogres and princesses all mingle and are miraculously transformed.First published in 1956, the Montgomeries, distinguished folklorists, gathered these captivating stories from all parts of Scotland. This collection became a classic of the storytelling tradition retold in a simple, dramatic style, appealing to adult and child alike. Now published by Birlinn Limited in a handsome gift edition and illustrated with Norah Montgomerie''s own original drawings, it is a book to be treasured for years as the key to an enchanted, timeless world.
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