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Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gordon Jarvie
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Anthologies Myth and legend told as fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141442266
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Classifications | Dewey:398.209411 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
2 October 2008 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A nation rich with superstitions and storytellers, Scotland has a grand tradition of folk and fairy tales, and this collection provides an insight into the curses, blessings and creatures - both widely recognisable and peculiarly Scottish - that populate it. 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.
Author Biography
Gordon Jarvie lives at Crail in Fife. An established editor, author and poet, his most recent collection appears in The Tale of the Crail Whale. Edited by Gordon Jarvie.
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