PRELOVED Favourite Celtic Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs

This is a secondhand book, it has been read. The pages are beginning to yellow, but the condition is very good.

Experience the whimsy, charm and magic of the Celtic imagination in this captivating collection of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of youngsters and adults.

Among the eight popular tales included here are "The Fate of the Children of Lir," a haunting narrative of four children turned into swans by a wicked stepmother;
"The Shepherd of Myddvai," in which a beautiful woman, risen from the sea, orders her husband-to-be to observe certain rules;
and "Beth Gellert," a touching tale of a brave dog that dies after saving a child's life.
Five additional stories include:
"The Tale of Ivan,"
"Morraha,"
"The Story of Deirdre,"
"The Llanfabon Changeling," and
"The Sea-Maiden."

Reset in large, easy-to-read type, these engaging stories are enhanced by six new illustrations.