British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler

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ISBN: 9780415286022

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Briggs, Katharine M.
Pub Date	01/08/2002
Binding	Paperback
Pages	390

Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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An extravaganza of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and king with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling from the hilarious Three Sillies to the delightfully macabre Sammles ghost.

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In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.