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Katharine Briggs

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  • Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies
    '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.' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Katharine Briggs's Dictionary is truly wonderful: vivid, witty, and full of a profound and generous knowledge that will thrill both children and adults. Spectacular.' KATHERINE RUNDELL 'Katharine Briggs is an editor of...
    By Katharine Briggs
    Hardback
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  • British Folk Tales and Legends
    British Folk Tales and Legends
    In 1970, Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of...
    By Katharine Briggs
    Hardback
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  • The Fairies in Tradition and Literature
    Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some, they offer tantalising glimpses of other worlds; to others, a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this book, she articulated for the first time the history of that world in...
    By Katharine Briggs
    Hardback
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