By Padraic Colum

Compiled through famous Irish writer Padraic Colum, this treasury of established stories from the fairy-haunted folklore of the Emerald Isle comprises those favourite tales: "Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter," "When the King of the Cats got here to King Connal's Dominion," "The Sword of sunshine and the original Tale," "The city of the crimson Castle," "The King of the Land of Mist," "The residence of Crom Duv," and "The Spae-Woman."
Brimming with sly humor, whimsy and mind's eye, those pleasant stories supply hours of stress-free interpreting. 9 full-page illustrations and diverse different by means of Willy Pogány additional improve the textual content with a temper of undying enchantment.

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