Kate Crackernuts
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A high-spirited girl tries to shield her innocent stepsister from a witch's wrath during the turbulence caused by the 17th-century wars between the Scots and English.
Katharine Briggs bola vášnivou zberateľkou a bádateľkou ľudových príbehov a mýtov. Jej dielo sa sústreďuje na bohatstvo a rozmanitosť ľudovej slovesnosti, najmä v kontexte britského folklóru. Briggs skúmala, ako sa tieto príbehy vyvíjali a aký vplyv mali na literatúru a kultúru. Jej odkazom je hlboké porozumenie a uchovanie tradičných rozprávaní pre budúce generácie.




A high-spirited girl tries to shield her innocent stepsister from a witch's wrath during the turbulence caused by the 17th-century wars between the Scots and English.
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 storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.