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British Goblins
Wirt Sikes
Book Overview:
The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appointed Consul to Wales and thus began his fascination with Welsh folklore. He became a renowned authority and published several books on the subject. This work is more of a scholarly discussion on the origins and geography than a narration of the stories.
The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appointed Consul to Wales and thus began his fascination with Welsh folklore. He became a renowned authority and published several books on the subject. This work is more of a scholarly discussion on the origins and geography than a narration of the stories.
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Community Reviews
British Goblins, written in 1880, does a good job at its stated purpose- collecting and loosely categorizing Welsh Folklore of every category, ranging from the reasons behind certain customs and superstitions of daily life, to descriptions and associated stories of various faeries, goblins, and gian
A pretty solid review of Welsh folklore and folkloric tradition ... once I accepted it for what it was.
While the title on Goodreads clearly says "Welsh Folklore...", the version I have only had "British Goblins" on the front (and I don't usually pay attention to title pages and such), so I was expe
Wirt Sikes shows his appreciation of welsh culture
Wirt Sikes, an American diplomat in Wales near the end of the nineteenth century. In this quartet of books, he catalogs his in-depth observations about contemporary welsh culture and beliefs. At the time, doubtless the disconnect between Walea and En
The folk stories are interesting and there is a wealth of information that I think anyone would be glad to have access to but Sikes is typical of western folklorists and assumes that attention to categorisation and characteristics, especially in relation to other "fairies" found in Europe is what's
A poignant collection of folk lore taken mainly from the small rural villages and towns of Wales -particularly North Wales. It was rather lovely to read a 'natural history' of sorts of places where I often walk. Many of these stories lie hidden or lost. Like another reviewer put it, the fairies have
The Industrial Revolution scared the fairies away, and now our current administration is talking of eliminating the EPA. The world is cruel!
I have looked for a long time for a book that says what people who believed in faeries in antiquity believed about faeries. This is as close as I’ve seen to that purpose, though it comes with some additional (understandable) divergences in discussing ghosts and customs that are adjacent to the desir