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Celtic culture has long been known for its emphasis on good storytelling. Here is a chance to survey some of the best traditional fairy tales, collected over one hundred years ago by a leading folklorist. Drawn from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, the stories include ""King O'Toole and His Goose"", ""Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary", "The Battle of the Birds", and ""The Sea Maiden."" Filled with magic, adventure, and humor, the captivating stories in Celtic Fairy Tales will entertain old and young alike.

Hardcover:

9781605123592 | Lightning Source Inc, April 30, 2009, cover price $27.99
9781434469052 | Wildside Pr, April 30, 2008, cover price $29.95
9781434495785 | Wildside Pr, November 30, 2007, cover price $29.95
9781421817835 | 1st World Library, May 30, 2006, cover price $29.95
9781414217239 | Indypublish.Com, November 30, 2004, cover price $97.99
5 other edition(s) in this binding (see all)

Paperback:

9781508920632 | Createspace Independent Pub, March 17, 2015, cover price $7.99
9781503130289 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 7, 2014, cover price $7.49
9781502543516 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 29, 2014, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Celtic Fairy Tales
9781502379528 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 15, 2014, cover price $7.99
9781500265861 | Createspace Independent Pub, June 20, 2014, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: One characteristic of the Celtic folk-lore I have endeavoured to represent in my selection, because it is nearly unique at the present day in Europe.
17 other edition(s) in this binding (see all)

Prebinding:

9780613927819 | Turtleback Books, June 1, 1968, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: Twenty-six characteristic tales, both romantic and comic, from the folklore of the Celts of the British Isles, collected from both Gaelic and English speaking peasants.

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Product Description: Celtic Fairy Tales

Hardcover:

9780559116773 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $30.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780559116926 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780891900795 | Amereon Ltd, June 1, 1987, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
9780844623047 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 1968, cover price $19.25 | About this edition: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Paperback:

9780559116810 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780559116872 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9781443750844 | Delany Pr, October 31, 2008, cover price $28.99 | About this edition: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
9781419135200 | Kessinger Pub Co, June 30, 2004, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
9780486218274 | Dover Pubns, June 1, 1968, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Leprechauns, fairies, and medieval heroes figure in the strange events related in this paperback reprint of twenty Celtic folk and fairy tales.
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Hardcover:

9781110353941 | Bibliolife, May 30, 2009, cover price $32.99
9780404535339, titled "Folk & Hero Tales" | Ams Pr Inc, December 1, 1975, cover price $45.65

Paperback:

9780766189546 | Kessinger Pub Co, March 30, 2004, cover price $31.95

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After being rescued by a big smelly dog, a rich man must decide what to do when the sloppy canine asks for the hand of his beautiful daughter, in an amusing twist on the classic tale of 'Beauty and the Beast.'

Hardcover:

9780874838084 | August House Pub Inc, October 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In this British variant of a traditional tale, a great smelly, slobbery, small-tooth dog rescues a rich man from bandits and demands that the man bring his beautiful daughter to live in his castle.

Paperback:

9780415286022 | 2 edition (Routledge, September 1, 2002), cover price $20.95

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Product Description: First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Hardcover:

9780415291552 | Facsimile edition (Routledge, January 1, 2003), cover price $390.00 | About this edition: First published in 2002.
9780415291545 | Facsimile edition (Routledge, December 1, 2002), cover price $275.00 | About this edition: First published in 2002.

Paperback:

9780415066952 | Routledge, November 1, 1991, cover price $94.95 | About this edition: A classic in folklore scholarship arranged in 2 parts.

Brings together a tale of the Irish Book of Kells which, when copied, will bring lasting peace to the land; a Scottish tale of a battle between a mortal king and the fairy queen; and a tale from Cornwall of a knight, his lady, and a terrible beast.

Paperback:

9780064421539 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, January 1, 2002), cover price $4.25 | About this edition: Brings together a tale of the Irish Book of Kells which, when copied, will bring lasting peace to the land; a Scottish tale of a battle between a mortal king and the fairy queen; and a tale from Cornwall of a knight, his lady, and a terrible beast.

Prebinding:

9780613819800, titled "Sailor Who Captured The Sea: And Other Celtic Tales" | Turtleback Books, January 30, 2002, cover price $12.30 | About this edition: Brings together a tale of the Irish Book of Kells which, when copied, will bring lasting peace to the land; a Scottish tale of a battle between a mortal king and the fairy queen; and a tale from Cornwall of a knight, his lady, and a terrible beast.

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Offers three traditional tales from the Scotch-Irish heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains that feature Jack, a poor mountain boy whose innocence and cleverness enable him to outwit the forces of evil.
By Ray Hicks, Lynn Salsi and Owen Smith (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780935112580 | Rei/com edition (Callaway Editions, October 1, 2000), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Offers three traditional tales from the Scotch-Irish heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains that feature Jack, a poor mountain boy whose innocence and cleverness enable him to outwit the forces of evil.

Celtic-inspired artwork enhances this story collection of twenty classic Celtic tales, such as 'The Black Cat' and 'Lutey and Mermaid.'
By Isabelle Brent (illustrator) and Neil Philip (editor)

Hardcover:

9780670883875 | Viking Childrens Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of twenty stories from many Celtic regions, including 'The Battle of the Birds, 'Finn MacCool and the Scotch Giant,' and 'The Ship that Went to America.

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By Joseph Jacobs and Thea Kliros (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780486283524 | Dover Pubns, January 1, 1995, cover price $3.00

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Gathers seven Celtic tales, including 'Finn mac Cumaill,' 'The first harp,' 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' and 'The seal-woman'

Hardcover:

9781568471822 | Thomson Learning, June 1, 1994, cover price $24.26 | About this edition: Gathers seven Celtic tales, including 'Finn mac Cumaill,' 'The first harp,' 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' and 'The seal-woman'

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Product Description: A classic in folklore scholarship arranged in 2 parts. Folk Narratives contains tales told for edification or delight, but not thought to be factually true. Folk Legends presents tales the tellers believed to be records of actual events.

Paperback:

9780415066945 | Routledge, January 1, 1992, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: A classic in folklore scholarship arranged in 2 parts.

Product Description: First published in 1970, the "Dictionary of British Folk-Tales" is now regarded as a classic in folklore scholarship. Arranged in two parts, the first, "Folk Narratives", contains those tales told for edification or delight, but not thought to be factually true...read more

Paperback:

9780415066969 | Routledge, December 1, 1991, cover price $130.00 | About this edition: First published in 1970, the "Dictionary of British Folk-Tales" is now regarded as a classic in folklore scholarship.

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Offers more than 500 myths, tales, and legends about sites throughout Great Britain and Ireland

Hardcover:

9780865531864 | Reprint edition (Congdon & Weed, August 1, 1991), cover price $4.98 | About this edition: Offers more than 500 myths, tales, and legends about sites throughout Great Britain and Ireland

This collection of magical tales brings to life the boggarts, gowks, fools, hobgoblins, and other strange and wonderful creatures that populate English and Welsh folklore.

Hardcover:

9780385295178 | Doubleday, November 1, 1986, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: This collection of magical tales brings to life the boggarts, gowks, fools, hobgoblins, and other strange and wonderful creatures that populate English and Welsh folklore

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816195558 | Unabridged edition (G K Hall Audio Books, May 1, 1991), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This collection of magical tales brings to life the boggarts, gowks, fools, hobgoblins, and other strange and wonderful creatures that populate English and Welsh folklore.
9780745184968, titled "Bag of Moonshine" | Chivers Audio Books, January 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: This collection of magical tales brings to life the boggarts, gowks, fools, hobgoblins, and other strange and wonderful creatures that populate English and Welsh folklore.

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Product Description: Book by Briggs, Katharine Mary

Hardcover:

9780880292887 | Revised edition (Dorset Pr, March 1, 1989), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Book by Briggs, Katharine Mary

Paperback:

9780394739939 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Nearly two hundred tales, representing British folk beliefs and legends from medieval to modern times, present an archetypal world of devils, dragons, black dogs, bogies, witches, saints, giants, ghosts, phantom huntsmen, and other mythic figures

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Tales and legends collected from the British Isles, representing Celtic, English, and Norse traditions, are organized thematically in a volume that traces each tale back through history to place it in its original context

Hardcover:

9780394563282 | Pantheon Books, February 1, 1988, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Tales and legends collected from the British Isles, representing Celtic, English, and Norse traditions, are organized thematically in a volume that traces each tale back through history to place it in its original context

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The rich body of British folklore, myth, and legend comes to life in a retelling of fifty traditional tales--including 'Mossycoat,' an English version of 'Cinderella,' and 'The Sea Woman,' about a young Scot's love for his selkie-wife

School and Library:

9780531057339 | Orchard Books, November 1, 1987, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The rich body of British folklore, myth, and legend comes to life in a retelling of fifty traditional tales--including 'Mossycoat,' an English version of 'Cinderella,' and 'The Sea Woman,' about a young Scot's love for his selkie-wife

Sixteen stories from the eighth century onward representing Britain's myths and legends, with explanatory material. Includes Beowulf, Cuchulain, and Robin Hood.

Hardcover:

9780517604410 | Outlet, June 1, 1987, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Sixteen stories from the eighth century onward representing Britain's myths and legends, with explanatory material.

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