Kate Crackernuts
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A high-spirited girl tries to shield her innocent stepsister from a witch's wrath during the turbulence caused by the 17th-century wars between the Scots and English.
Katharine Briggs was a dedicated collector and scholar of folklore and myth. Her work delves into the richness and diversity of traditional storytelling, with a particular focus on British folk tales. Briggs explored how these narratives evolved and their impact on literature and culture. Her legacy lies in her profound understanding and preservation of ancestral stories for future generations.






A high-spirited girl tries to shield her innocent stepsister from a witch's wrath during the turbulence caused by the 17th-century wars between the Scots and English.
In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.
'La Dra. Briggs aporta a su tema de estudio tanto una preparacion formidable en el campo de la erudicion folklorica como una pluma vivaz. Este libro absorbente, sensible y bien escrito sera una valiosa obra de referencia en el estudio del folklore, la mitologia y la literatura. Incluso para el lector curioso no especializado, constituye un tesoro tan animado y atractivo como las propias hadas' 'Katharine Briggs es el espejo magico colgado en la pared. Pedidle lo que querais, pero tened cuidado con este libro maravilloso. Sumergios dos minutos en el y estareis ausentes durante una hora. Ninguna hora podria emplearse mejor.'
Wenn Märchen in England nicht zahlreich sind, gedeihen andere Arten von Volksmärchen: lokale Traditionen, historische Legenden, humorvolle Anekdoten. Viele der Lieblingsgeschichten, die englischsprachige Menschen aus ihrer Kindheit mitbringen, stammen aus einer langen Tradition – Geschichten, die Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser und ihren vielen Zeitgenossen ebenso vertraut waren wie uns.
Hrsg. Briggs, Katharine ; Michaelis-Jena, Ruth 345 S.
Een goede huiskabouter blijft ook als de familie Culver het landgoed verlaat en de puriteinse familie Widdison zich er vestigt, op zijn post om schipperend tussen heksen en spoken toezicht te houden op het huishouden en de Culverschat te bewaken.