Katharine Briggs Collected Works Author:Katharine Briggs Internationally acclaimed as one of Britain's most respected folklore scholars, Katharine Briggs (1898-1980) was also one of the most popular authors in the field. These Selected Works provide facsimile editions of her landmark writings, spanning the whole of her publishing career, from 1959 to 1980. Offering detailed coverage of all aspects... more » of British folklore--from the beliefs of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in fairies, magic and witchcraft, to detailed histories of regional folktales and the creatures that inhabit them--these volumes are an essential resource for all serious folklore collections.
Volumes include:
* Vol. 1: The Anatomy of Puck [1959]
Hb: 0-415-29148-8: 295pp]
* Vol. 2: Pale Hecate's Team [1962]
Hb: 0-415-29149-6: c. 300pp]
* Vol. 3: Folktales of England [1965]
Hb: 0-415-29150-X: 194pp: $90.00 [Can. $135.00]
* Vol. 4: The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature [1967]
Hb: 0-415-29151-8: c.270pp]
* Vol. 5: A Dictionary of British Folktales, Part A: Folktales Vol. I [1970]
Hb: 0-415-29152-6: 586pp: $150.00 [Can. $225.00]
* Vol. 6: A Dictionary of British Folktales, Part A: Folktales Vol. II [1970]
Hb: 0-415-29153-4: 586pp: $150.00 [Can. $225.00]
* Vol. 7: A Dictionary of British Folktales, Part B: Folk Legends Vol. I [1970]
Hb: 0-415-29154-2: 696pp: $150.00 [Can. $225.00]
* Vol. 8: A Dictionary of British Folktales, Part B:Folk Legends Vol. II [1970]
Hb: 0-415-29155-0: 774pp: $150.00 [Can. $225.00]
* Vol. 9: The Folklore of Cotswolds [1974]
Hb: 0-415-29156-9: 209pp: $90.00 [Can. $135.00]
* Vol. 10: A Dictionary of Fairies [1976]
Hb: 0-415-29157-7: 513pp: $150.00 [Can. $225.00]
* Vol. 11: The Vanishing People [1978]
Hb: 0-415-29158-5: 218pp: $90.00 [Can. $135.00]
* Vol. 12: Abbey Lubbers, Banshees and Boggarts [1979]
Hb: 0-415-29159-3: 169pp: $90.00 [Can. $135.00]
* Vol. 13: Nine Lives: The Folklore of Cats [1980]
Hb: 0-415-29160-7: 232pp: $90.00 [Can. $135.00]« less