Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales
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Joseph Jacobs
(3,927 Sterne; 213 Bewertungen)
A collection of folk and fairy tales from the Emerald Isle. There is an earlier version of this book - Celtic Fairy Tales, but this recording was done from a different book in Project Gutenberg. Same book, new readers! (Summary by Ann Boulais) (5 hr 57 min)
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Bewertungen
the book is great. the person reading the book however.terrible
(5 Sterne)
OMG I had this very book as a child!!!! it was my absolute favorite story book until my mother lost it!!! I am so glad to have found it back... even in a different form Lol
Fairly Good
Grand Pappy Mike
(4 Sterne)
The tales were quite good, but not so for some of the readers. it's worth a listen though.
a good little book
artsiemama
(4 Sterne)
over all the same narrator was very good. very amusing tales well told
Nice Collection of stories
Pythias
(3 Sterne)
Most readers did great, I had no problem understanding the readers but like most collection of readers you have some that are better than others. On my case there was one reader who sounded too much like a radio commercial reader and it didn't feel like he was telling a good story but just reading another copy. It broke the continuity of the rest so I just skipped those two chapters. My only other gripe is the incorrect pronunciation that a few other readers stumbled over. While it didn't bother me to skip the two chapters, it was different for the others. I don't think the book manager should have allowed readers to complete their chapter without fact checking pronunciation; it doesn't take long to accomplish. That said, all but the two chapters were still enjoyable and the stories were quite good, in my opinion. Of you enjoy a bit of historical canon, I would say give it a go. If you have the means and time, download it to your e-reader! ð
Fairy Tales tell deeper truths
Sean O'Shannessy
(4 Sterne)
We are barraged with fairytales from every quarter these days. It is refreshing and comforting to access the traditional sources of the stories that informed our cultural heritage. This collection takes us on a journey from the whimsical to the horrifying and on to redemption and wisdom. Most of the readers are lyrical and soothing, a couple are neither, but overall this is a beautiful collection.
Noticed similarities
Hipsy's View
(5 Sterne)
I enjoyed listening to these folk tales. I'm obsessed with fairy and folk tales, and like to find how different countries' tales are similar to one another. I even heard tales I haven't heard since I was a little girl. I loved listening to these classic and wonderful tales.
Wow!
(5 Sterne)
Very nice stories. some of these should be reread though. There is some kind of error with Guleeesh and the tales of O'Toole and Olwen are really hard to follow, in part due to the recording.
wonderful voices
storyteller
(4 Sterne)
Great voices, wonderful tone and quality. Stories are authentic but some a bit strange to my American twenty-first century ear. If you like folklore, you’ll love this. Some new. Some familiar.