Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales From Burns to Buchan
Language: English
Anthologies & Collections Classics Fairy tales Fantasy Folklore & Mythology Historical Literature & Fiction Mythology & Folk Tales Politics & Social Sciences Science Fiction & Fantasy Social Sciences
Publisher: Penguin
Published: Oct 2, 2008
Description:
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.
About the Author
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.