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More Celtic fairy tales

by Joseph Jacobs (Editor) & John Dickson Batten (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source
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"More Celtic Fairy Tales" by Joseph Jacobs is a collection of folklore stories written in the late 19th century. This anthology serves as a continuation of Jacobs' efforts to preserve Celtic cultural narratives, particularly emphasizing fairy tales from the British Isles, including tales from both Ireland and Scotland. The collection features renowned stories such as "The Fate of the Children of Lir," which explores themes of transformation and perseverance through the trials faced by its characters. At the start of the collection, the opening tale introduces readers to the tragic and enchanting story of "The Fate of the Children of Lir." It recounts the significance of familial bonds and the repercussions of jealousy as Lir's children are transformed into swans due to their stepmother's dark magic. As they navigate their new existence, the children retain their voices, lamenting their fate while longing for freedom. This opening portion sets a tone steeped in rich mythology and emotional resonance, suggesting that the collection will offer a blend of enchanting narratives filled with moral undertones and cultural significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “Magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”.

    • “Fairies”· via Open Library
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Folk literature”, “Folklore”, and 4 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the title, “Tales” in the title, “Fairy tales” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Folk literature”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folklore”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library

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Editions

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1894-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : D. NuttEnglish—Public digitized item

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1895-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : PutnamEnglish—Public digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 12 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: ias6
  • Scanner: nycs10
  • Scanner: rich6
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR147 .J21
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