Author: Kevin Crossley-HollandPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
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Folk-tales of the British Isles
Author: Kevin Crossley-HollandBotanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
Author: Lisa SchneidauPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750987324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants that shape our landscapes and our lives through the seasons. They explore the complex relationship between people and plants, in lowlands and uplands, fields, bogs, moors, woodlands and towns. Suitable for all ages, this is an essential collection of stories for anyone interested in botany, the environment and our living heritage.
Hag
Author: Daisy JohnsonPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349013586
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
'Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang' Sunday Times DARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, HAG BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES, CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID. Here are sisters fighting for the love of the same woman, a pregnant archaeologist unearthing impossible bones and lost children following you home. A panther runs through the forests of England and pixies prey upon violent men. From the islands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall, the mountains of Galway to the depths of the Fens, these forgotten folktales howl, cackle and sing their way into the 21st century, wildly reimagined by some of the most exciting women writing in Britain and Ireland today. 'A thoroughly original package that has a hint of Angela Carter' The Times 'Sharp writing and cleverly done' Spectator
Midwinter Folk Tales
Author: Taffy Thomas MBEPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
In this enchanting new book, one of the country's most celebrated storytellers has gathered together traditional tales that have their roots in the cold and long, dark nights of midwinter. Herein you will find magical accounts of the Legend of Tinsel, the Christmas Cat and the New Year's Bell, with a number of wintery riddles to unpick while enjoying the festive season and welcoming in the New Year. With so many folk tales intrinsically linked to ancient seasonal customs, there are a few included here relating to traditions such as the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels (Devon), the Viking 'Up Helly Aa' (Shetland) and Tom Bawcock's Eve (Cornwall). This is a book to curl up with in front of an open fire on long winter nights and to share and retell over a steaming mug of mulled wine.
Alan Garner's Book of British Fairy Tales
Author: Alan GarnerPublisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of twenty-one traditional tales from the British Isles.
Folk Tales of the British Isles
Author: Michael FossPublisher: MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Folk-tales of the British Isles
Author: Kevin Crossley-HollandPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9780394755533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
An authoritative collection of 67 tales arranged by theme with extensive introductions to each section.
British Folk Tales
Author: Kevin Crossley-HollandPublisher: Orchard Books (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Comprehensive retelling of the great body of British folk tales, by the poet, storyteller and winner of the 1985 Carnegie Medal.
Mythology of the British Isles
Author: Geoffrey AshePublisher: Methuen Publishing
ISBN: 9780413771995
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Recounting stories and legends from the dark centuries of British prehistory to the 9th century AD, Ashe shows how they interrelate and take on fresh significance from historical and archaeological research.
The Land of the Green Man
Author: Carolyne LarringtonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857729349
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in the undergrowth, tantalising and teasing just at the periphery of human vision. How have the remarkably persistent folkloric traditions of the British Isles formed and been formed by the psyches of those who inhabit them? In this sparkling new history, Carolyne Larrington explores the diverse ways in which a myriad of fantastical beings has moulded the nation's cultural history. Fairies, elves and goblins here tread purposefully, sometimes malignly, over an eerie landscape that also conceals brownies, selkies, trows, knockers, boggarts, land-wights, Jack o'Lanterns, Barguests, the sinister Nuckleavee and Black Shuck: terrifying hell-hound of the Norfolk coast with eyes of burning coal. Ranging from Shetland to Jersey and from Ireland to East Anglia, while evoking the Wild Hunt, the ghostly bells of Lyonesse and the dread fenlands haunted by Grendel, this is a book that will captivate all those who long for the wild places: the mountains and chasms where giants lie in wait