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Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2010-12
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales written by Various and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This book, compiled by Sir George Douglas, contains not just fairytales but also tales of kelpies, brownies, stories of animals - foxes, crows, frogs and stories of mermen and comic tales as well. Contained herein are 85 stories like: The Story of the White Pet, The Fisherman and the Mermen, The Seal-Catcher's Adventure, The Frog and the Crow, Habitrot, The Wee Bunnock and many, many more. In the days long before the advent of radio and television, the arrival of a story-teller in a village was an important event. As soon as it became known, there would be a rush to the house where he was lodged, and every available seat--on bench, table, bed, beam, or the floor would quickly be appropriated. And then, for hours together--just like some first-rate actor on a stage--the story-teller would hold his audience spell-bound. Campbell of Isla, who gathered and penned the Popular Tales of the West Highlands series in the 1870's, records that in his day the practice of story-telling still lingered in the remote Western Islands of Barra. Maybe, just maybe, there are a few alive today who remember this custom being continued at Poolewe in Ross-shire where the young people used to assemble at night to hear the old ones recite the tales which they had learned from their fore-fathers. This book is a treasure chest of classic Scottish Folklore, and will make fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general. So take some time out and travel back to a period before television and radio, a time when tales were passed on orally--at the drying kilns, at the communal well and in homes. YESTERDAYS BOOKS for TODAYS CHARITIES
Fairy Tales From Scotland
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language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1999
Fairy Tales From Scotland written by and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
Thirty-two folk tales from Scotland, including Tam Lin, The Faery and the Kettle, and How Fionn Found his Sword.
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : George Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales written by George Douglas and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Brownies, kelpies, mermen, trolls, and other supernatural creatures magically appear in a series of delightful tales to assist, annoy, and otherwise meddle in the lives of simple Scottish country folk.
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Author : George Douglas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales written by George Douglas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Fairy tales categories.
An Illustrated Treasury Of Scottish Folk And Fairy Tales
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Author : Theresa Breslin
language : en
Publisher: Illustrated Scottish Treasuries
Release Date : 2012
An Illustrated Treasury Of Scottish Folk And Fairy Tales written by Theresa Breslin and has been published by Illustrated Scottish Treasuries this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Children's stories, Scottish categories.
Slithering stoorworms, mischievous brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies are exquisitely brought to life for children in Theresa Breslin's enchanting tales and Kate Leiper's otherwordly illustrations.
The Scottish Fairy Book
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Author : Elizabeth Wilson Grierson
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
The Scottish Fairy Book written by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fairy tales categories.
There are, roughly speaking, two distinct types of Scottish Fairy Tales. There are what may be called "Celtic Stories," which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional story-tellers, who went about from clachan to clachan in the "Highlands and Islands," earning a night's shelter by giving a night's entertainment, and which have now been collected and classified for us by Campbell of Isla and others. These stories, which are also common to the North of Ireland, are wild and fantastic, and very often somewhat monotonous, and their themes are strangely alike. They almost always tell of some hero or heroine who sets out on some dangerous quest, and who is met by giants, generally three in number, who appear one after the other; with whom they hold quaint dialogues, and whom eventually they slay. Most of them are fairly long, and although they have a peculiar fascination of their own, they are quite distinct from the ordinary Fairy Tale. These latter, in Scotland, have also a character of their own, for there is no country where the existence of Spirits and Goblins has been so implicitly believed in up to a comparatively recent date. As a proof of this we can go to Hogg's tale of "The Wool-gatherer," and see how the countryman, Barnaby, voices the belief of his day. "Ye had need to tak care how ye dispute the existence of fairies, brownies, and apparitions! Ye may as weel dispute the Gospel of Saint Matthew." Perhaps it was the bleak and stern character of their climate, and the austerity of their religious beliefs which made our Scottish forefathers think of the spirits in whom they so firmly believed, as being, for the most part, mischievous and malevolent. Their Bogies, their Witches, their Kelpies, even their Fairy Queen herself, were supposed to be in league with the Evil One, and to be compelled, as Thomas of Ercildoune was near finding out to his cost, to pay a "Tiend to Hell" every seven years; so it was not to be wondered at, that these uncanny beings were dreaded and feared. But along with this dark and gloomy view, we find touches of delicate playfulness and brightness. The Fairy Queen might be in league with Satan, but her subjects were not all bound by the same law, and many charming tales are told of the "sith" or silent folk, who were always spoken of with respect, in case they might be within earshot, who made their dwellings under some rocky knowe, and who came out and danced on the dewy sward at midnight.
Scottish Folk And Fairy Tales From Burns To Buchan
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Author : Gordon Jarvie
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-10-02
Scottish Folk And Fairy Tales From Burns To Buchan written by Gordon Jarvie and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-02 with Fiction categories.
Mystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's enormously rich oral tradition and offers a carefully chosen combination of old favourites such as Tam Lin, Thomas Rymer and Adam Bell, as well as more modern stories by master story-tellers like Andrew Lang, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and John Buchan.
Scottish Fairy Tales
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Author : Donald A. Mackenzie
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-02-19
Scottish Fairy Tales written by Donald A. Mackenzie and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-19 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Charming collection of ancient and modern Scottish stories includes "Battle of the Fairy Kings," "Conall and the Thunder Hag," "In the Kingdom of Seals," "The Maid-of-the-Wave," and many more. 34 illustrations.
The Other Country
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language : en
Publisher: David & Charles
Release Date : 1978
The Other Country written by and has been published by David & Charles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Fiction categories.
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : Sir George Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Blurb
Release Date : 2017-09-02
Scottish Fairy And Folk Tales written by Sir George Douglas and has been published by Blurb this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-02 with Fiction categories.
Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales is a timeless collection of Scottish folklore, legends, and tales which will appeal to readers of all ages. Here you will find stories of the fantastic, the supernatural, the cunning, the hilarious, and the gifted-all finely representative of the Scottish people in all their mannerisms. Divided into seven sections: Nursery Stories; Stories of Animals; Fairy Tales; The Brownie, The Bogle, The Kelpy, Mermen, Demons; Witchcraft; Comic Tales; and Literary Tales; the reader will delight in each tale, focused as they are upon the specifically Scottish nature of the retelling. Here one can meet the mythical kelpy-a supernatural water horse that was said to haunt Scotland's lochs and lonely rivers. The reader will also meet the bogle ghost, giants, mythical beasts-and a comical lamb which seeks to please its master, even to the cooking pot... The stories in this classic volume were compiled from oral traditions and the oldest Scottish writings. Rarely has such a pleasing and complete overview of traditional Scottish folklore ever seen the light of day. Now fully reset, complete with its original beautiful illustrations.