Wirt Sikes,T.H. Thomas
One of the most beautiful and complete collections of stories, legends, myths, folktales, and traditions to ever emerge from Wales. Compiled by an Americanâ€”the United States consul for Wales in the late nineteenth centuryâ€”this volume was the work of several yearsâ€™ labour.,Scouring the hills and valleys of Wales after falling in love with the land, the author wrote down the oral traditions, stories, myths, and legends related to him by the people he met on his travels. The result was a spectacular work, divided up into four sections: â€œFaerie Realm,â€ the â€œSpirit-World,â€ â€œQuaint Old Customs,â€ and â€œBells, Wells, Stones, and Dragons.â€,In this book, the reader will not only learn of the greatest Welsh legends (including King Arthur, Iolo ap Hugh, the Green Lady of Caerphilly), but also of the local fairy stories and even the superstitions of ancientâ€”and not so ancientâ€”Wales.,Rarely has a nationâ€™s mythos and essence been so elegantly captured as in this work. The legacy of Welsh mythology and folklore has entered the vocabulary of modern English, and spread around the world, being some of the oldest tales in all Europe.,As the author states in his introduction:,â€œIn a certain sense Wales may be spoken of as the cradle of fairy legend. It is not now disputed that from the Welsh were borrowed many of the first subjects of composition in the literature of all the cultivated peoples of Europe.â€,This edition has been completely reset, contains the full text and all the wonderfulâ€”and hand restoredâ€”illustrations of the original work. It is a literary treasure of the first class.,â€” Written on the back of the Second Edition, 2017
Folklore,Fantasy,Mythology,Nonfiction,History,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Reference,Research,Paranormal,Fairies,Reference,Literature,19th Century,Classics
British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions