books by Katharine Mary Briggs

books by Katharine Mary Briggs

books:

Katharine Mary Briggs

The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends

Katharine Mary Briggs

Pantheon Books, 1978

"Between One Eye-Blink And The Next"
Katherine Briggs' 'The Vanishing People' is an enchanting volume of legend and fairy lore dealing with one of my favorite topics, "the little people." This 218 page excursion into the Secret Commonweath covers such topics as; 1) Types of Fairies; brownies, ...

The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature

Katharine Mary Briggs

University of Chicago Press (Trd), 1967

A book for all storytellers and lovers of fairy
Katharine Briggs is the queen of fairy folklore, and I can highly recommend all of her books. This one is due to be republished in 2003, and it's long been out of print. With scholarship and grace, Briggs captures the stories of the fairies, treating them somewhat ...

Kate crackernuts

Katharine Mary Briggs

Greenwillow Books, 1979

3.5 stars - an ambitious historical fairy tale retelling
The fairy tale "Kate Crackernuts," on which Katherine Briggs bases her retelling, is a splendid one which deserves to be better known. The story has all the usual elements of fairy tales and ballads: an evil stepmother, a curse, handsome princes, a lovely princess, ...

Abbey lubbers, banshees, & boggarts: An illustrated encyclopedia of fairies

Katharine Mary Briggs

Pantheon Books, 1979

Detailed, wonderful illustrations.
This book is an illustrated encyclopedia of Fairies from European and Celtic culture. I picked up a copy at the library and found it quite entertaining. I though the text interesting and the pictures and illustrations are well done. While this book isn't particularly ...

British folk tales and legends: A sampler
Katharine Mary Briggs

Granada Pub. Co, 1977

Gathered within this wonderful new edition is an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling.