Scottish Borders Folk Tales

Name: Scottish Borders Folk Tales
SKU: 22362754
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James Spence

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This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the Scottish Borders is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and more recent, dark and funny, fantastical and powerful. Here you will find the Lochmaben Harper, Tam Linn, Thomas the Rhymer, Muckle Mou'd Meg and Michael Scot the wizard. These well-loved and magical stories some appearing in print here for the first time are retold in an engaging style, shaped by James Spence's many years of storytelling. Richly illustrated and enlivened by the rhythmic Scots language of the region, these enchanting tales are sure to be enjoyed and shared time and again.

Author Biography:

Donald Smith is an accomplished storyteller in a variety of media from fiction to digital, live stage and spoken word. He has produced, adapted or directed over 100 plays, and published a series of novels on turning points in Scottish history. He has also written a series of non-fiction books on Scottish culture including Storytelling Scotland (2001). He is a lead author in the series Journeys and Evocations, celebrating local storytelling traditions across Britain and Ireland. He is a founding member of the Scottish Storytelling Forum, Edinburgh’s Guid Crack Club and is currently Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) which brings together Scotland’s traditional arts, as well Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

Release date NZ

September 7th, 2015

Author

James Spence

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Foreword by Donald Smith

Illustrations

30 Illustrations, black and white

Dimensions

129x198x15

ISBN-13

9780750961387

Product ID

22362754

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