A Dictionary Of British Folk-tales In The English Language (Pocket)
avKatharine M. Briggs
ISBN: 9780415066945 - UTGIVEN: 1991-09-05First part of an established work in folklore scholarship, containing those tales told for edification or delight, but not thought to be factually true. The second part presents tales believed by the tellers to be records of things that actually happened.[...]
Fairies in Tradition and Literature, The (Övrig)
avKatharine M. Briggs
ISBN: 9780415286015 - UTGIVEN: 2002-06-20Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this boo[...]
British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler (Övrig)
avKatharine M. Briggs
ISBN: 9780415286022 - UTGIVEN: 2002-08-01In 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[...]
