Fairies and Folk of Ireland (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Leprechaun Legends, Banshee Traditions, and Celtic Mythic Beings in Ireland's Oral Storytelling HeritageBy William Henry Frost
Length6h 25m
About this audiobook
*Fairies and Folk of Ireland* presents Irish supernatural tradition as a living imaginative culture, bringing together accounts of fairies, spirits, legendary beings, rural customs, and popular beliefs. Frost's prose occupies the productive border between folklore collection and literary retelling: it preserves the atmosphere of oral narrative while shaping Irish materials into readable, evocative episodes for a modern audience. The book belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century revival of interest in Celtic antiquity, when writers and folklorists sought in vernacular tradition an alternative to official histories and an enduring expression of communal identity. Its value lies not only in its enchantments, but also in its record of how Irish communities interpreted landscape, misfortune, memory, and the unseen world. William Henry Frost was part of the broad literary movement that made folklore accessible beyond specialist circles. His engagement with Irish legend reflects the period's fascination with Celtic culture and with the preservation of traditions threatened by modernization, urbanization, and the decline of oral transmission. Rather than treating popular belief merely as superstition, Frost approaches it as a symbolic language through which ordinary people explain experience and sustain a sense of place. Readers interested in Irish mythology, fairy lore, comparative folklore, and the cultural history of the Celtic Revival will find this book especially rewarding. It offers both the pleasure of storytelling and a valuable glimpse into the intellectual habits of its era, making it suitable for general readers and students alike.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (21)
Includes Goodreads
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Fantasy
Length6 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 16, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Fairies and Folk of Ireland (Annotated)
26CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, Publishers
2I
27A NEW BOOK BY PAUL DU CHAILLU
3O'DONOGHUE
28The World of the Great Forest
4II
29FORMER BOOKS BY MR. DU CHAILLU
5THE BIG POOR PEOPLE
30The Land of the Long Night
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6III
31Ivar the Viking
7THE LITTLE GOOD PEOPLE
32A NEW BOOK BY KIRK MUNROE
8IV
33Brethren of the Coast
9THE CLEVERNESS OF MORTALS
34OTHER BOOKS BY KIRK MUNROE
10V
35Midshipman Stuart
11THE TIME FOR NAGGENEEN'S PLAN
36In Pirate Waters
12VI
37WHITE CONQUEROR SERIES
13LITTLE KATHLEEN AND LITTLE TERENCE
38With Crockett and Bowie
14VII
39Through Swamp and Glade
15A CHAPTER THAT YOU CAN SKIP
40At War with Pontiac
16VIII
41The White Conquerors
17THE STARS IN THE WATER
42A NEW BOOK BY W.H. FROST
18IX
43OTHER BOOKS BY MR. FROST
19A YEAR AND A DAY
44A NEW BOOK BY DANIEL C. BEARD
20X
45The Jack of All Trades
21THE IRON CRUCIFIX
46OTHER BOOKS BY MR. BEARD
22XI
47The Outdoor Handy Book
23THE OLD KING COMES BACK
48The American Boy's Handy Book
24By the Same Author
49BY LINA AND ADELIA B. BEARD
25New and Standard Books for Young Readers
50The American Girl's Handy Book
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