Short Summery: A delightful, if somewhat brief, compilation and introduction to the study of fairy lore by the renown folklorist Katharine M. Briggs. It is comprised of 30% short essays on the basic issues that scholars studying fairy lore often research (the origin of fairy beliefs, time in Fairyla...
A study of the cat in folklore, with the focus mostly on the British Isles. Briggs brings to light less well known folklore stories about cats and explores how some of the better known ones got started.
A wonderful compendium of the folkloric inhabitants of the British Isles.In addition to entries about the Little People, there are also entries on certain folkloric motifs, such as Shapeshifting and Captives in Fairyland, and on prominent collectors of tales and writers upon the subject.As well as t...