Fairy tales from the British Isles

Williams-Ellis, Amabel 1894-1984 (Author).

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

Record details

Physical Description: print
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.