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Celtic folktales

The Celts were a group of tribal societies in ancient Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had similar culture. Present day Celts live in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and small parts of France and England.

The collection of Celtic folktales consists of nine books with 249 stories: 26 Celtic folktales, 128 English folktales, 38 Irish folktales, 33 Scottish folktales and 24 Welsh folktales.

Celtic Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 26 folktales of the Celtic people.

Author: Joseph Jacobs
Published: 1892
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London


Stories of King Arthur's Knights

King Arthur's Knights

Notes: Contains the legends of king Arthur and his Knights, told to the children by Mary MacGregor.

Author: Mary MacGregor
Editor: Louey Chisholm
Published: Unknown
Publisher: T. C. & E. C. Jack, London; E. P. Dutton & Co., New York

Irish Fairy Tales


Notes
: Contains 7 folktales of the Irish people.

Author: Edmond Leamy
Published: 1906
Publisher: M.A. Gill & Son. Ltd, Dublin

Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland


Notes
: Contains 20 Irish folktales.

Author: Jeremiah Curtin
Published: 1890
Publisher: Sampson Low, Martson, Searle & Rivington, London

Fairies and Folk of Ireland


Notes
: Contains 11 Irish folktales.

Author: William Henry Frost
Published: 1900
Publisher: Charles Scribner's sons, New York

Welsh Fairy-Tales And Other Stories


Notes: This book holds 24 Welsh folktales. The last six are not from welsh sources.

Editor: P. H. Emerson
Published: 1894
Publisher: D. Nutt, London

Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland


Notes
: Contains 33 Scottish folktales.

Author: Charles John Tibbitts
Published: 1889
Publisher: W. W. Gibbings, London

English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 43 English folktales.

Author: Joseph Jacobs
Published: 1892
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London

More English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 44 English folktales.

Author: Various
Editor: Joseph Jacobs
Published: Unknown
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London

English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 41 English folktales.

Author: Flora Annie Steel
Published: 1918
Publisher: Macmillan And Co., Limited, London



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