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Ten Stories From Old Scottish Folk Songs Tell Histories And Local Legends In The Voice Of The People Many Scottish Ballads Tell Stories Of Adventure And Danger, Trickery And Wit, Valiant Nobles And Passionate Romances. But To The Natives Of Scotland, The Best Ballads Have Often Been Those That Speak Of Ordinary People Playing The Parts Of Heroes. Writers Of Ballads Stretched Their Imaginations To Bring Life To Tales That Happened Long Ago, And The Stories Were Passed Down From Generation To Generation As Oral Retellings Of Local Scottish History And Myth. By Loch And By Lin Presents Exciting Tales Such As Those Of The Harper Who Tricked A King, The Dove That Became A Prince At Night, And The Beautiful Lass Who Was Stolen From Her True Love. In Stories From Ancient Folk Songs, This Collection Weaves A Colorful Tapestry Of Scottish Lore. The Tale Of The Lay Of The Smithy.--the Tale Of The Lay Of The Amadhain Mhor.--the Tale Of The Lochmaben Harper.--the Tale Of The Earl Of Mar's Daughter.--the Tale Of Dick O' The Cow.--the Tale Of Bonnie Baby Livingston.--the Tale Of Lang Johnnie Mor.--the Tale Of The Famous Flower Of Servingmen.--the Tale Of The Heir Of Linne.--the Tale Of The Knigh

Author

[retold] by Sorche Nic Leodhas. Illustrated by Vera Bock

Publisher

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780030764554

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Folklore, Children'S

Rating

3 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14