Elizabeth W Grierson: 13 books

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

PREFACE There are, roughly speaking, two distinct types of Scottish Fairy Tales. There are what may be called "Celtic Stories," which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional story-tellers, who went about from clachan to clachan in the "Highlands and Islands,"...

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

Elizabeth Wilson Grierson was the author of collections, included the Scottish legends, folk-tales and ballads. While many of the themes are similar to other European folk-tales, the strange and fantastical legends emphasize specificity of the Scottish history. “The Brownie O' Ferne-Den” is the...

Elizabeth Wilson Grierson was the author of collections, included the Scottish legends, folk-tales and ballads. While many of the themes are similar to other European folk-tales, the strange and fantastical legends emphasize specificity of the Scottish history. “Canonbie Dick and Thomas Of Ercildoune”...

Fairy stories are always delightful; but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's book. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. The writer...

"Vivian" is a young boy, not a girl.  In this tale, Vivian learns a hard lesson.  Great reading for ages 8 to 16 or so.

There are, roughly speaking, two distinct types of Scottish Fairy Tales. There are what may be called "Celtic Stories," which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional story-tellers, who went about from clachan to clachan in the "High-lands and Islands," earning...

The 30 stories, poems and tales in this volume have been handed down for centuries by word of mouth from generation to generation by professional story-tellers, who travelled the highlands and islands, more often by foot, from village to village, or clachan to clachan, earning a night's shelter by...