Celtic Fairy Tales Paperback - 1968
by Joseph Jacobs
Presented here are 26 stories of Celtic magic and imagination from the collection of leading British folklorist Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916). Featuring wonderful characters, curses and hexes, broken promises, and granted wishes--accompanied by eight full-page plates, 37 drawings, and decorated capitals and end pieces, this is an ideal gift for young readers, as well as antique book collectors.
From the rear cover
The two volumes of Celtic folk tales collected by the leading British folklorist Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916) introduced the children of the world to the special vision and color, the unique magic of the Celtic folk imagination.
The 26 stories of Guleesh, The Horned Women, King O'Toole and His Goose, The Sea-Maiden, The Shee An Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire, The Lad with the Goat-Skin, the legendary Dierdre, Beth Gellert, and the other wonderful characters, the curses and hexes, the broken promises and granted wishes are accompanied by eight full-page plates, 37 drawings, and decorated capitals and endpieces that help make this book the charming one that generations of youngsters have proclaimed it to be.
Details
- Title Celtic Fairy Tales
- Author Joseph Jacobs
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Illustrated.
- Pages 267
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, New York
- Date 1968
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780486218267 / 0486218260
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.43 x 0.61 in (21.59 x 13.79 x 1.55 cm)
- Ages 08 to 14 years
- Grade levels 3 - 9
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Celtic
- Cultural Region: Ireland
- Library of Congress subjects Celts, Fairy tales
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 67024223
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.089
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