Status
Available
Call number
Genres
Publication
Bookthrift (1985), 204 pages
Description
26 enchanting stories assembled from Welsh, Scottish and Irish sources, including "King OToole and His Goose," "The Lad with the Goat Skin, "The Sea Maiden," more with illustrations from their original editions.
Language
Original language
Czech
Physical description
204 p.; 11.5 inches
ISBN
0856136077 / 9780856136078
Local notes
A collection of beautifully illustrated Celtic myths for children.
Includes:
• King Conal's Horses (Ireland)
• How Gwion Became the Most Renowned of All the Singers (Wales)
• The Silver Hare (Brittany)
• Jamie and the Sleeping Beauty (Ireland)
• Big-Eyes (Wales)
• Diarmuid Redbeard the Magician (Ireland)
• The Three Miller's Sons (Brittany)
• The Fruit from the Garden of Vleago (Oreland)
• Glen Gowan (Scotland)
• The Truthful Prince (Galicia)
• Liam Donn (Ireland)
• How the Proud Town of Is was Engulfed by the Sea (Brittany)
• How the Fisherman's Wife Saved the Elf-Queen's Child (Scotland)
• Master Goban (Ireland)
• How the Beautiful Helen Became Queen of Rome (Wales)
• How the Korrigans Dried their Gold (Brittany)
• Foxglove and the Little People (Ireland)
• How Janet Fought agains the Queen of the Elves (Scotland)
• The Princess from the Enchanted Castle (Ireland)
• The Youngest Brother (Brittany)
• What the Storyteller Did when he Ran Out of Stories (Ireland)
A great sea serpent illustration on the endpapers.
Part of the Orbis Stories & Legends series.
Includes:
• King Conal's Horses (Ireland)
• How Gwion Became the Most Renowned of All the Singers (Wales)
• The Silver Hare (Brittany)
• Jamie and the Sleeping Beauty (Ireland)
• Big-Eyes (Wales)
• Diarmuid Redbeard the Magician (Ireland)
• The Three Miller's Sons (Brittany)
• The Fruit from the Garden of Vleago (Oreland)
• Glen Gowan (Scotland)
• The Truthful Prince (Galicia)
• Liam Donn (Ireland)
• How the Proud Town of Is was Engulfed by the Sea (Brittany)
• How the Fisherman's Wife Saved the Elf-Queen's Child (Scotland)
• Master Goban (Ireland)
• How the Beautiful Helen Became Queen of Rome (Wales)
• How the Korrigans Dried their Gold (Brittany)
• Foxglove and the Little People (Ireland)
• How Janet Fought agains the Queen of the Elves (Scotland)
• The Princess from the Enchanted Castle (Ireland)
• The Youngest Brother (Brittany)
• What the Storyteller Did when he Ran Out of Stories (Ireland)
A great sea serpent illustration on the endpapers.
Part of the Orbis Stories & Legends series.
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