Animal folk tales of Britain and Ireland. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Animal folk tales of Britain and Ireland. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Animal folk tales of Britain and Ireland
- Further Information:
- Note: Sharon Jacksties ; illustrations by Bea Baranowska.
- Authors:
- Jacksties, Sharon
- Other Names:
- Baranowska, Bea illustrator.
- Contents:
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Eric Maddern -- Introduction -- From the Horse's Mouth (from the telling of Hugh Lupton) -- 1 Running Wild -- Wolf and Fox, Enemies of Old -- The Black Fox -- Hare Here on Earth -- The Hare and the Black Dog -- Deer Dreaming -- Deer Wife, Deer Son -- King Arthur and the Ermine Cloak -- How Ferret Came to Be -- The Grateful Weasel -- St Columba and the Squirrel -- Bear Skin -- 2 Field and Farm -- As Drunk as a Pig -- How Pigs Saved a Prince -- The Thieving Goat -- The Cattle from the Lake -- Faithful Gelert Cat against Rat -- The Donkey in a Basket -- Another Christmas Donkey -- Jack in a Sack -- But One Horse Missing -- 3 Making Waves -- Whale Music -- How the Narwhal Became -- Saved by a Seal -- The Origin of the Selkies -- The Selkie Suitor -- The Selkie Bride -- Gotham's Eel -- Davey Kisses his Catch -- The Otter King -- The Little Crabfish -- A Crabby Curiosity -- Oldest of the Old, Wisest of the Wise -- 4 Creeping, Crawling and Scuttling -- How the Birds Helped Hedgehog -- Robert the Bruce's Spider -- How Spider Became Wolf -- Mischievous Moles and Mole-Catchers -- The Grateful Ants A Rick of Rats -- Missy Mouse Marries the Moon -- Snake in the Grass -- God's Bargain with the Worms -- 5 On the Wing -- The Fly and the Flea -- Bat Woman -- War or Peace? -- The Children of Lir -- The Swan Captive -- Robin's Red Breast -- Gotham's Cuckoo -- How the Birds Got Their Colours -- How Magpie TaughtCover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Eric Maddern -- Introduction -- From the Horse's Mouth (from the telling of Hugh Lupton) -- 1 Running Wild -- Wolf and Fox, Enemies of Old -- The Black Fox -- Hare Here on Earth -- The Hare and the Black Dog -- Deer Dreaming -- Deer Wife, Deer Son -- King Arthur and the Ermine Cloak -- How Ferret Came to Be -- The Grateful Weasel -- St Columba and the Squirrel -- Bear Skin -- 2 Field and Farm -- As Drunk as a Pig -- How Pigs Saved a Prince -- The Thieving Goat -- The Cattle from the Lake -- Faithful Gelert Cat against Rat -- The Donkey in a Basket -- Another Christmas Donkey -- Jack in a Sack -- But One Horse Missing -- 3 Making Waves -- Whale Music -- How the Narwhal Became -- Saved by a Seal -- The Origin of the Selkies -- The Selkie Suitor -- The Selkie Bride -- Gotham's Eel -- Davey Kisses his Catch -- The Otter King -- The Little Crabfish -- A Crabby Curiosity -- Oldest of the Old, Wisest of the Wise -- 4 Creeping, Crawling and Scuttling -- How the Birds Helped Hedgehog -- Robert the Bruce's Spider -- How Spider Became Wolf -- Mischievous Moles and Mole-Catchers -- The Grateful Ants A Rick of Rats -- Missy Mouse Marries the Moon -- Snake in the Grass -- God's Bargain with the Worms -- 5 On the Wing -- The Fly and the Flea -- Bat Woman -- War or Peace? -- The Children of Lir -- The Swan Captive -- Robin's Red Breast -- Gotham's Cuckoo -- How the Birds Got Their Colours -- How Magpie Taught Nestbuilding -- What Swallow Tells her Chicks -- The Rooks in the Pear Trees -- The Honey Bees and the Snow-White Hare -- Redstart Brings Fire -- 6 Reclaiming the Right to Roam -- Braving the Boar -- Boars' Break for Freedom -- The Grateful Wolf -- The Return of the Wolf? The Sea Eagles' Revenge -- The Return of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle -- Lynx the Most Beautiful -- The Return of the Lynx? -- The Crane Skin Bag -- An Eyeful of Crane -- The Return of the Crane -- Bibliography … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : The History Press
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 398.20941045
Animals -- Folklore
Folklore -- Great Britain
Folklore -- Ireland
Animaux -- Folklore
Folklore -- Grande-Bretagne
Folklore -- Irlande
Animals
Folklore
Great Britain
Ireland
folk tales
Folk tales
Folklore
Folk tales
Contes - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780750994460
0750994460 - Related ISBNs:
- 0750991356
9780750991353 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 31, 2020). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
- View Content:
- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.792199
- Ingest File:
- 20_041.xml