Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain and Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 1536209414
- ISBN-13
- 9781536209419
- Series
- Between Worlds
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-10-08
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press (MA)
- Author
- Kevin Crossley-Holland
Description
Ancient, rich, and strange, these magical and eerie tales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation. A handsome, cocky young man is swept up by a dark horseman and cast into a life-or-death adventure. A pair of green children emerge from a remote hollow and struggle to adapt to a strange new land. A dauntless farm girl finds that her fearlessness earns her a surprising reward. Dark but often funny, lyrical yet earthy, the folktales presented here have influenced our landscape and culture. This definitive collection of forty-eight stories, retold by master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland, opens a doorway to a lost world and shows the enduring power of language and imagination.
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- 2022-07-07
- 320 pages
- Ebook
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- 2018-12-18
- 270 pages
- Ebook
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