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Briggs’s writing illuminates the enduring presence of the supernatural in nature and narrative, making her collection a valuable resource for those fascinated by the unseen realms of British tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"briggss-dictionary-of-fairies-by-katharine-briggs-9781800963504","title":"Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKATHERINE RUNDELL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Katharine Briggs is an editor of such surpassing knowledge that one suspects that she may have sources among witches, ghosts and fairies.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDIANE PURKISS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new edition of Katharine Briggs's short A-Z of folklore creatures, with beautiful, bespoke illustrations by Fee Greening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatharine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of one of Briggs' seminal works is a short dictionary of folklore creatures and tales, illustrated in rich detail with beautiful black and white line drawings by artist Fee Greening. 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Ask her what you will…'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRICHARD ADAMS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is a new unabridged edition of \u003cem\u003eAbbey Lubbers, Banshees and Boggarts: A Who's Who of Fairies\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published in 1979.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288385208556,"sku":"9781800963504","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ca8fd8ef09068aec03da4642c89d5a6b.jpg?v=1770633031"},{"product_id":"british-folk-tales-and-legends-by-katharine-briggs-9781138168695","title":"British Folk Tales and Legends","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative \u003cem\u003eDictionary of British Folktales and Legends\u003c\/em\u003e to wide acclaim. 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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 tradition and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom every period and every country, poets and storytellers have described a magical world inhabited by elfin spirits. Capricious and vengeful, or beautiful and generous, they've held us in thrall for generations. 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