{"product_id":"briggss-dictionary-of-fairies-banshees-boggarts-and-other-folklore-creatures","title":"Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies: Banshees, Boggarts and Other Folklore Creatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Briggs, Katharine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Monoray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Kindle eBook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 'When it comes to the world of fairies Katharine Briggs is the greatest authority by many a league, and this is the finest guide ever written.'\u003cbr\u003e\nPHILIP PULLMAN\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Katharine Briggs is an editor of such surpassing knowledge that one suspects that she may have sources among witches, ghosts and fairies.'\u003cbr\u003e\nDIANE PURKISS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Katharine Briggs is the surest guide to British folklore in the twentieth century.'\u003cbr\u003e\nJACK ZIPES\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Katharine Briggs is the magic mirror on the wall. Ask her what you will...'\u003cbr\u003e\nRICHARD ADAMS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA new edition of Katharine Briggs's short A-Z of Folklore, with beautiful, bespoke illustrations by Fee Greening.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKatharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author, recognised today as the most important archivist of British folktales. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society. Her books were read and used by contemporaries including J.R.R. Tolkien. To reflect the monumental work Briggs did to collect, catalogue and publish folk stories from Britain and Ireland before the turn of the 21st century, The Folklore Society present an annual award in her honour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis new edition of one of Briggs' seminal works is a dictionary of folklore creatures and tales, illustrated in rich detail with beautiful black and white line drawings by artist Fee Greening. From brownies to Shetland selkies, Cornish spriggans to Nuckelavee (the most horrid of monsters in all of Britain) Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies is a treasury of stories, songs and creatures passed down from one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 11-09-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Kindle Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monoray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54014765236570,"sku":"B0DTP3FN7V","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/5762\/7482\/files\/91y1zuUs3cL.jpg?v=1776443448","url":"https:\/\/shoppingterra.ro\/products\/briggss-dictionary-of-fairies-banshees-boggarts-and-other-folklore-creatures","provider":"ShoppingTerra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}