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Tales of the Seal People

Scottish Folk Tales
Tales of the Seal People
Duncan Williamson By (author)
9781623719333
$19.95
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2019/09/15
Interlink Books

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5.5 X 8.3 in
160 pg


FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology


Prizes

Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award — 1994 — Winner

Description

A collection of 14 selkie (half-seal half-human creatures) tales from the Orkney and Shetland islands off the northern tip of Scotland which embrace the fantasy, romance and unusual perspective of the Scottish travellers.

Reviews

“Duncan Williamson has been hailed as the greatest living English-speaking storyteller.”——Storytelling Festival



Author Bio

With over ten books to his name, Duncan Williamson is one of the last, best-known of Scotland’s traveler storytellers. His autobiography tells for the first time his own story of his life as a traveler, hawking his wares, collecting stories, and traveling through Scotland.