The green glass bottle: Folk tales from the Isle of Man

by Zena M. Carus

Other authorsErrol Le Cain (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1975

Status

Available

Call number

398.2

Publication

Blackie (1975), Paperback, 120 pages. 5 black and white full page line illustrations.

Language

ISBN

0216900042 / 9780216900042

Local notes

The misty Isle of Man is populated with Bugganes, witches, fairies, and other creatures of the Celtic dreamworld. Stories include:

• Manannan, Lord of Man.
• The spell of the Ben-Varrey.
• Sabbath silver.
• Duncan the fiddler.
• The Glashtin of Derbyhaven.
• Grass Rent.
• The man with two sons.
• The black dog of Peel.
• Child with no name.
• The Buggane and the weavers.
• Willy and the whale.
• The man who understood animals.
• To play to the governor.
• The giant and the Buggane.
• The witch of Slieu Whellan.
• The green glass bottle.
• The magic jug.
• -The tailor from Marown.
• The crock of gold.
• Milanda's tail.

Signed by the author. A couple of B&W line drawings by Le Cain.
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