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Fairy tales from the British Isles  Cover Image Book Book

Fairy tales from the British Isles / retold by Amabel Williams-Ellis ; illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynes.

Summary:

Forty-nine fairy tales collected from all over the British Isles; many are old favorites.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 344 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : F. Warne, 1964, ©1960.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Fifty red night-caps -- Tom Tit Tot -- The wee, wee Mannie -- The king, the saint and the goose -- Teeny-tiny -- Happy Boz'll -- Johnny-cake -- The three little pigs -- The changeling -- Kate Crackernuts -- Clever oonagh -- The well of the world's end -- The good old man -- The hairy boggart -- The false knight -- The black bull of Norroway -- Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar -- The baker's daughter -- The king of the cats -- The cauld lad of Hilton -- A spadeful of earth -- Cap o' rushes -- Hardy hardback -- The strange visitor -- The field of Boliauns -- The fairy child -- Mr. Miacca -- The secret room -- White-faced simminy -- Jack and the beanstalk -- The bear in the coach -- Pengersec and the witch of Fraddom -- Mrs. Mag and her nest -- The magician and his pupil -- The head of brass -- Childe Rowland -- Sir Gammer Vans -- Old Bluebeard -- Giants of Towednack -- Three sillies -- The lake lady -- Tamlane -- Finlay the hunter -- "Water's locked!" -- The devil and the tailor -- The red ettin -- The midnight hunt -- The laidly worm of Spindlestone Heugh -- A mouse from the Mabinogian.
Subject: Fairy tales > Great Britain.
Tales > Great Britain.
Fairy tales.
Tales.
Great Britain.
Folklore > Great Britain.
Fairy tales.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library GR 141 .W55 1964 261109 Stacks Available -


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