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Gordon Jarvie - Irish Folk and Fairy Tales - 9780856408366 - V9780856408366
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Irish Folk and Fairy Tales

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Description for Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Paperback. In this wonderful collection of stories by some of Ireland's finest writers, including Carleton, Yeats and Lady Wilde, a legion of fairy folk - leprechauns, giants, witches and mermaids - help, hinder, charm and terrify their mortal neighbours. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.

In this wonderful collection of stories by some of Ireland’s finest writers, including Carleton, Yeats and Lady Wilde, a legion of fairy folk – leprechauns, giants, witches and mermaids – help, hinder, charm and terrify their mortal neighbours.

The fairy tales of Ireland are part of one of the richest folklore traditions in the world. These much-loved tales include the story of the farmer who offends the fairies by building on their dancing ground; the king who loses his wife in a chess game and the smith who learns his skill at working brass and iron during his seven-year apprenticeship ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856408366
SKU
V9780856408366
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-93

About Gordon Jarvie
Gordon Jarvie was born in Edinburgh in 1941 and currently lives in Fife. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, he has worked as a teacher, publisher and writer. His poetry has appeared in a wide range of journals and newspapers and he has also published information books for children and several successful guides to grammar and punctuation, including The ... Read more

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