Horsieman, Williamson, Duncan

Автор: Williamson Duncan
Название: Tales of the Seal People: Scottish Folk Tales
ISBN: 162371933X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781623719333
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Цена: 16010.00 T
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Описание: A collection of 14 selkie (half-seal half-human creatures) tales from the Orkney and Shetland islands off the northern tip of Scotland, which embrace the fantasy, romance, and unusual perspective of the Scottish travellers.

Автор: Williamson, Duncan
Название: Fireside tales of the traveller children
ISBN: 1912476487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912476480
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Цена: 11070.00 T
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Описание: Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveler who went on to become one of Britain's master storytellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed 'the greatest English-speaking storyteller', 'the national monument of British storytelling' and, at his death, Scotland's 'greatest contemporary storyteller'. Fireside Tales, his first book, reveals this artistry and mastery in all its glory. This new edition is edited by his wife, Linda Williamson.

Fireside Tales is narrated with an intense commitment to generations of the traveling people, who used animal fables, wonder tales and splendid horror stories to instill in their children moral judgment and a knowledge of right and wrong. At every corner the technical skill of the narrator is revealed, his ingenious mixture of conversation and action, frequent change of pace, use of the first person - all attributes of the born storyteller which compel attention, where tension and excitement are at fever pitch throughout. With a universality that can relate to every reader, this book represents one of the great collections of traveler stories.