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British Folk Tales and Legends

A Sampler, 2nd Edition

By Katharine Briggs

Published August 1st 2002 by Routledge – 392 pages

Series: Routledge Classics

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    In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.

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    Katharine Briggs (1898-1980). Eminent folklorist and former president of the Folklore Society.

    Name: British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler, 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Katharine Briggs. In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance...
    Categories: Literary/Critical Theory, Literary History, British Literature