Celtic Wonder Tales

By Ella Young and Maud Gonne

Book Overview

Celtic Wonder Tales is a collection of traditional folk stories from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man, compiled and retold by Ella Young. The book features a variety of magical and mystical tales, including stories of fairies, giants, witches, and shape-shifters. The tales are filled with adventure, humor, and wisdom, and offer a glimpse into the rich oral storytelling tradition of the Celtic peoples. Each story is accompanied by charming illustrations by Maud Gonne, making this book a delightful read for both children and adults interested in Celtic folklore and mythology.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432590286
• ISBN13: 9781432590284
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

I've read many times the celtic tales written by historians or history teachers. However, i've never read those tales in such touching and heartwarming way. Ella Young loved her land, and it notices. From the creation of the world, to the arrival of christianity to Ireland, these celtic tales are lovely to hear and to read. I've read the spanish version (a translation), and even when i know that in the translations some of the original spirit is lost, this doesn't occur with Celtic Wonder Tales. The writing is so simple, direct and beautiful, that the only complaint i could have is that the book is too short. I'd loved a longer book, including more and more legends, in Ella's precious style.