ISBN: 1907256938

[SR: 4998439], Paperback, [EAN: 9781907256936], Abela Publishing, Abela Publishing, Book, [PU: Abela Publishing], Abela Publishing, This book, compiled by Sir George Douglas, contains not… More...

[SR: 4998439], Paperback, [EAN: 9781907256936], Abela Publishing, Abela Publishing, Book, [PU: Abela Publishing], Abela Publishing, This book, compiled by Sir George Douglas, contains not just fairytales but also tales of kelpies, brownies, stories of animals - foxes, crows, frogs and stories of mermen and comic tales as well. Contained herein are eighty-five stories like The Story of the White Pet, The Fisherman and the Mermen, The Seal-Catcher's Adventure, The Frog and the Crow, Habitrot, The Wee Bunnock and many, many more. In the days long before the advent of radio and television, the arrival of a story-teller in a village was an important event. As soon as it became known, there would be a rush to the house where he was lodged, and every available seat--on bench, table, bed, beam, or the floor would quickly be appropriated. And then, for hours together--just like some first-rate actor on a stage--the story-teller would hold his audience spell-bound. Campbell of Isla, who gathered and penned the Popular Tales of the West Highlands series in the 1870's, records that in his day the practice of story-telling still lingered in the remote Western Islands of Barra. Maybe, just maybe, there are a few alive today who remember this custom being continued at Poolewe in Ross-shire where the young people used to assemble at night to hear the old ones recite the tales which they had learned from their fore-fathers. This book is a treasure chest of classic Scottish Folklore, and will make fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general. So take some time out and travel back to a period before television and radio, a time when tales were passed on orally--at the drying kilns, at the communal well and in homes. YESTERDAYS BOOKS for TODAYS CHARITIES, 5391238011, Mythology & Folk Tales, 297517, Fairy Tales, 12615, Folklore, 12599, Mythology, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

2010, ISBN: 1907256938

[SR: 3353987], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9781907256936], ABELA PUB, ABELA PUB, Book, [PU: ABELA PUB], 2010-12-20, ABELA PUB, 420015031, Märchen, Sagen & Legenden, 14167014031, Folklore, 14167013… More...

[SR: 3353987], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9781907256936], ABELA PUB, ABELA PUB, Book, [PU: ABELA PUB], 2010-12-20, ABELA PUB, 420015031, Märchen, Sagen & Legenden, 14167014031, Folklore, 14167013031, Märchen, 14167015031, Mythologie, 117, Literatur & Fiktion, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 67216011, Populäre Belletristik, 67221011, Action & Abenteuer, 67916011, Anthologien, 67220011, Buch zum Film, 67923011, Familiensagen, 67924011, Historisch, 67223011, Horror, 67926011, Krieg, 273042011, Medizin, 273043011, Metaphysisch, 67925011, Männerabenteuer, 67219011, Märchen, 67217011, Politisch, 55229011, Religion & Esoterik, 65642011, Schwul & Lesbisch, 1322750031, Seeabenteuer, 67218011, Sport, 67927011, Western, 66034011, Belletristik, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 68092011, Mythologie, 68085011, Weltliteratur, 66034011, Belletristik, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<