In this volume Joseph Jacobs has proceeded on much the same lines
as those which he laid down in compiling “Celtic Fairy Tales”. In making
his selection he attempted to select the tales common both to Erin and
Alba. He included, as specimen of the Irish medieval hero tales, one of
the three sorrowful tales of Erin: "The Tale of the Children of Lir."
For the "drolls", or “comic relief", of the volume, he drew upon the
inexhaustible Kennedy and the great J. F. Campbell, who still stands out
as the most prominent figure in the history of the Celtic Fairy Tale.

Taking four years to complete, Jacobs attempted to do what the
brothers Grimm did for Germany, so far as that was possible.
In Jacob’s own words “The Celtic materials are so rich that it would
tax the resources of a whole clan of Grimms to exhaust the field”.

In this volume you will find 20 Celtic tales of Jack the Cunning Thief,
Paddy o’Kelly and the Weasel, the Dream of Owen O'Mulready,
The Farmer of Liddesdale, The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener,
Elidore, the Ridere of Riddles and more.

In Jacobs’ own words, “The Celts went forth to battle, but they always fell.
Yet the captive Celt has enslaved his captor in the realm of imagination.”
In an attempt to give a library of the Celts’ wealthy imagination to his
readers, Jacobs has attempted to begin the readers’ captivity with the
earliest recordings of these tales. And captivate he does—
More Celtic Fairy Tales not only preserves a cultural history,
but is also richly entertaining.

We invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Celtic folklore not seen
in print for over a century; immerse yourself in the tales and fables not
told in homes for many a year.

A percentage of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the
Prince’s Trust for their work with the youth across the United Kingdom.

Frontispiece

The Fate of the Children of Lir

Jack the Cunning Thief

The Fate of the Children of Lir

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