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 fu un'dedicata raccoglitrice e studiosa del folklore e dei miti. Il suo lavoro approfondisce la ricchezza e la diversità della narrazione tradizionale, con un'attenzione particolare alle fiabe popolari britanniche. Briggs esplorò come queste narrazioni si evolvettero e il loro impatto sulla letteratura e sulla cultura. La sua eredità risiede nella sua profonda comprensione e preservazione delle storie ancestrali per le generazioni future.




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'.