Today's free book is Welsh legends; a collection of popular oral tales by William Earle (1802). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
Knight of the Blood-red Plume
Weird Witch of the Wood
Sighs of Ulla
Infidel
Mountain Bard
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Trevelyan. Folklore of Wales
Today's free book is Folk-lore and folk-stories of Wales by Marie Trevelyan (1909). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
I. The Sea, Lakes, Rivers, and Wells
II. Fires and Fire Festivals
III. The Heavens and Earth
IV. Hounds of the Underworld, and Others
V. Water-Horses and Spirits of the Mists
VI. Animals, Birds of Prey, and Insects
VII. Plants, Herbs, and Flowers
VIII. Trees, Birds, and Water-Fowl
IX. Wind and Weather
X. Stones and Caverns
XI. Secret Hoards and Treasure
XII. The Devil and his Doings in Wales
XIII. Dragons, Serpents, and Snakes
XIV. Corpse-Candles and Phantom Funerals
XV. Weird Ladies and their Work
XVI. Witches : their Rendezvous and Revels
XVII. Charms, Pentacles, and Spells
XVIII. Days and Months
XIX. Births, Weddings, and Funerals
XX. Death : Its Omens and Personifications
XXI. Transformations and Transmigration
XXII. Colour-Lore and Old-Time Remedies
XXIII. The Leasing
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
I. The Sea, Lakes, Rivers, and Wells
II. Fires and Fire Festivals
III. The Heavens and Earth
IV. Hounds of the Underworld, and Others
V. Water-Horses and Spirits of the Mists
VI. Animals, Birds of Prey, and Insects
VII. Plants, Herbs, and Flowers
VIII. Trees, Birds, and Water-Fowl
IX. Wind and Weather
X. Stones and Caverns
XI. Secret Hoards and Treasure
XII. The Devil and his Doings in Wales
XIII. Dragons, Serpents, and Snakes
XIV. Corpse-Candles and Phantom Funerals
XV. Weird Ladies and their Work
XVI. Witches : their Rendezvous and Revels
XVII. Charms, Pentacles, and Spells
XVIII. Days and Months
XIX. Births, Weddings, and Funerals
XX. Death : Its Omens and Personifications
XXI. Transformations and Transmigration
XXII. Colour-Lore and Old-Time Remedies
XXIII. The Leasing
Sikes. British Goblins - Welsh Folklore and Fairy Mythology
Today's free book is British Goblins - Welsh Folklore and Fairy Mythology by Wirt Sikes. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi, and Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook, and a free audiobook at LibriVox.
The book is available at Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi, and Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook, and a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology
Chapter II: Classification of Welsh Fairies
Chapter III: Lake Fairies
Chapter IV: Mountain Fairies
Chapter V: Changelings
Chapter VI: Living with the Tylwyth Teg
Chapter VII: Fairy Music
Chapter VIII: Fairy Rings
Chapter IX: Piety as a Protection from the Seductions of the Tylwyth Teg
Chapter X: Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General
Chapter XI: Origins of Welsh Fairies
Barham. Legend Land - Cornwall and Wales
Today's free book is Legend Land - Cornwall and Wales by George Basil Barham. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle too!
Table of Contents
The Mermaid of Zennor
The Stone Men of St. Cleer
How St. Piran Came to Cornwall
The Lost Child of St. Allen
The Giants who Built the Mount
The Tasks of Tregeagle
The Lady of Llyn-y-Fan Fach
St. David and His Mother
The Vengeance of the Fairies
The Old Woman who Fooled the Devil
The Women Soldiers of Fishguard
How Bala Lake Began
The Furry Day Song
The book is available at Project Gutenberg. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle too!
Table of Contents
The Mermaid of Zennor
The Stone Men of St. Cleer
How St. Piran Came to Cornwall
The Lost Child of St. Allen
The Giants who Built the Mount
The Tasks of Tregeagle
The Lady of Llyn-y-Fan Fach
St. David and His Mother
The Vengeance of the Fairies
The Old Woman who Fooled the Devil
The Women Soldiers of Fishguard
How Bala Lake Began
The Furry Day Song
Griffis. Welsh Fairy Tales
Today's free book is Welsh Fairy Tales by William E. Griffis. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Gutenberg, Hathi, and Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook.
Table of Contents
I. WELSH RABBIT AND HUNTED HARES
II. THE MIGHTY MONSTER AFANG
III. THE TWO CAT WITCHES
IV. HOW THE CYMRY LAND BECAME INHABITED
V. THE BOY THAT WAS NAMED TROUBLE
VI. THE GOLDEN HARP
VII. THE GREAT RED DRAGON OF WALES
VIII. THE TOUCH OF CLAY
IX. THE TOUCH OF IRON
X. THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST
XI. THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES
XII. GIANT TOM AND GIANT BLUBB
XIII. A BOY THAT VISITED FAIRYLAND
XIV. THE WELSHERY AND THE NORMANS
XV. THE WELSH FAIRIES HOLD A MEETING
XVI. KING ARTHUR'S CAVE
XVII. THE LADY OF THE LAKE
XVIII. THE KING'S FOOT HOLDER
XIX. POWELL, PRINCE OF DYFED
XX. POWELL AND HIS BRIDE
XXI. WHY THE BACK DOOR WAS FRONT
XXII. THE RED BANDITS OF MONTGOMERY
XXIII. THE FAIRY CONGRESS
XXIV. THE SWORD OF AVALON
The book is available at Gutenberg, Hathi, and Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook.
Table of Contents
I. WELSH RABBIT AND HUNTED HARES
II. THE MIGHTY MONSTER AFANG
III. THE TWO CAT WITCHES
IV. HOW THE CYMRY LAND BECAME INHABITED
V. THE BOY THAT WAS NAMED TROUBLE
VI. THE GOLDEN HARP
VII. THE GREAT RED DRAGON OF WALES
VIII. THE TOUCH OF CLAY
IX. THE TOUCH OF IRON
X. THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST
XI. THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES
XII. GIANT TOM AND GIANT BLUBB
XIII. A BOY THAT VISITED FAIRYLAND
XIV. THE WELSHERY AND THE NORMANS
XV. THE WELSH FAIRIES HOLD A MEETING
XVI. KING ARTHUR'S CAVE
XVII. THE LADY OF THE LAKE
XVIII. THE KING'S FOOT HOLDER
XIX. POWELL, PRINCE OF DYFED
XX. POWELL AND HIS BRIDE
XXI. WHY THE BACK DOOR WAS FRONT
XXII. THE RED BANDITS OF MONTGOMERY
XXIII. THE FAIRY CONGRESS
XXIV. THE SWORD OF AVALON
Rhys. Celtic Folklore: Welsh And Manx
Today's free book is Celtic Folklore: Welsh And Manx (in 2 volumes) by John Rhys. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Sacred Texts, Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II, Hathi Trust, and Google Books: Vol. I and Vol. II.
Volume I
Preface
Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters
Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge
Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words
Chapter IV: Manx Folklore
Chapter V: The Fenodyree and his Friends
Volume II
Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells
Chapter VII: Triumphs of the Water-World
Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends
Chapter IX: Place-Name Stories
Chapter X: Difficulties of the Folklorist
Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy
Chapter XII: Race in Folklore and Myth
The book is available at Sacred Texts, Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II, Hathi Trust, and Google Books: Vol. I and Vol. II.
Volume I
Preface
Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters
Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge
Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words
Chapter IV: Manx Folklore
Chapter V: The Fenodyree and his Friends
Volume II
Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells
Chapter VII: Triumphs of the Water-World
Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends
Chapter IX: Place-Name Stories
Chapter X: Difficulties of the Folklorist
Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy
Chapter XII: Race in Folklore and Myth
Emerson. Welsh Fairy Tales
Today's free book is Welsh Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Peter H. Emerson. You can find out more about this book in the Welsh Fairy Tales (Emerson) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at the Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free
Kindle eBook from Amazon too!
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at the Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free
Kindle eBook from Amazon too!
THE FAIRIES OF CARAGONAN.
THE CRAIG-Y-DON BLACKSMITH.
OLD GWILYM.
THE BABY-FARMER.
THE OLD MAN AND THE FAIRIES.
TOMMY PRITCHARD.
KADDY'S LUCK.
THE STORY OF GELERT.
ORIGIN OF THE WELSH.
CROWS.
ROBERT ROBERTS AND THE FAIRIES.
THE FAIRY OF THE DELL.
ELLEN'S LUCK.
THE FAIRIES' MINT.
THE PELLINGS.
THE LONG-LIVED ANCESTORS.
THE GIANTESS'S APRON-FULL.
GWRGAN FARFDRWCH'S FABLE.
THE STORY OF THE PIG-TROUGH.
BILLY DUFFY AND THE DEVIL.
THE STORY OF JOHN 0' GROATS.
EVA'S LUCK.
THE FISHERMEN OF SHETLAND.
THE PASTOR'S NURSE.
Thomas. The Welsh Fairy Book
Today's free book is The Welsh Fairy Book by W. Jenkyn Thomas with illustrations by Willy Pogany. You can find out more about this book in the Welsh Fairy Book (Thomas) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Sacred Texts Archive and Hathi Trust.
If you are curious about the various sources that Thomas used to compile the collection, you can consult the Preface; he lists many different sources, and emphasizes that "nothing has been inserted that is not genuinely traditionary." If you are curious about Wales and its cultural traditions, you can learn more at Wikipedia: Wales.
Arthur in the Cave
The Curse of the Pantannas
The Drowning of the Bottom Hundred
Elidyr's Sojurn in Fairy Land
Rhys and Llywelyn
Lowri Dafydd Earns a Purse of Gold
The Llanfabon Changeling
Why the Red Dragon is the Emblem of Wales
Lyn Cwm Llwch
The Adventures of Three Farmers
Cadwaladr and his Goat
The Fairy Wife
Einion and the Lady of the Greenwood
The Green Isles of the Ocean
March's Ears
The Fairy Harp
Guto Bach and the Fairies
Ianto's Chase
The Stray Cow
Bala Lake
The Forbidden Fountain
Tudur ap Einion
The Fairy Walking Stick
Dick the Fiddler's Money
A Strange Otter
Fairy Ointment
Pergrin and the Mermaiden
The Cave of the Young Men of Snowdonia
Einion and the Fair Family
St Collen and the King of Fairy
Helig's Hollow
Owen Goes A-Wooing
The Fairy Reward
Why Deunant has the Front Door in the Back
Getting Rid of Fairies
The Mantle of Kings' Beards
Pedws Ffowk and St. Elian's Well
Magic Music
Sili go Dwt
Another Changeling
A Fairy Borrowing
Treasure Seeking
The Richest Man
St. Beuno and the Curlew
The Cat Witches
The Swallowed Court
What Marged Rolant Saw
Ned Puw's Farewell
Pennard Castle
The Man with the Green Weeds
Goronwy Tudor and the Witches of Llanddons
Robin's Return
The Harper's Gratuity
Six and Four are Ten
Envy Burns Itself
The Bride from the Red Lake
A Fairy Dog
Grace's Well
The Fairy Password
St. Winifred's Well
The Ancients of the World
Nansi Llwyd and the Dog of Darkness
An Adventure in the Big Bog
The Pwca of the Trwyn
John Gethin and the Candle
Fetching a Halter
Dai Sion's Homecoming
Melangell's Lambs
Syfaddon Lake
The Power of St Tegla's Well
The Men of Ardudwy
The Parti-coloured Cow
Striking a Corpse Candle
Hu Gadarn
The Devil's Bridge
The Martyred Hound
Twm of the Fair Lies
Black Robin
Llyn Llech Owen
A Ghostly Rehersal
A Phantom's Funeral
Why the Robin's Breast is Red
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Sacred Texts Archive and Hathi Trust.
If you are curious about the various sources that Thomas used to compile the collection, you can consult the Preface; he lists many different sources, and emphasizes that "nothing has been inserted that is not genuinely traditionary." If you are curious about Wales and its cultural traditions, you can learn more at Wikipedia: Wales.
The Curse of the Pantannas
The Drowning of the Bottom Hundred
Elidyr's Sojurn in Fairy Land
Rhys and Llywelyn
Lowri Dafydd Earns a Purse of Gold
The Llanfabon Changeling
Why the Red Dragon is the Emblem of Wales
Lyn Cwm Llwch
The Adventures of Three Farmers
Cadwaladr and his Goat
The Fairy Wife
Einion and the Lady of the Greenwood
The Green Isles of the Ocean
March's Ears
The Fairy Harp
Guto Bach and the Fairies
Ianto's Chase
The Stray Cow
Bala Lake
The Forbidden Fountain
Tudur ap Einion
The Fairy Walking Stick
Dick the Fiddler's Money
A Strange Otter
Fairy Ointment
Pergrin and the Mermaiden
The Cave of the Young Men of Snowdonia
Einion and the Fair Family
St Collen and the King of Fairy
Helig's Hollow
Owen Goes A-Wooing
The Fairy Reward
Why Deunant has the Front Door in the Back
Getting Rid of Fairies
The Mantle of Kings' Beards
Pedws Ffowk and St. Elian's Well
Magic Music
Sili go Dwt
Another Changeling
A Fairy Borrowing
Treasure Seeking
The Richest Man
St. Beuno and the Curlew
The Cat Witches
The Swallowed Court
What Marged Rolant Saw
Ned Puw's Farewell
Pennard Castle
The Man with the Green Weeds
Goronwy Tudor and the Witches of Llanddons
Robin's Return
The Harper's Gratuity
Six and Four are Ten
Envy Burns Itself
The Bride from the Red Lake
A Fairy Dog
Grace's Well
The Fairy Password
St. Winifred's Well
The Ancients of the World
Nansi Llwyd and the Dog of Darkness
An Adventure in the Big Bog
The Pwca of the Trwyn
John Gethin and the Candle
Fetching a Halter
Dai Sion's Homecoming
Melangell's Lambs
Syfaddon Lake
The Power of St Tegla's Well
The Men of Ardudwy
The Parti-coloured Cow
Striking a Corpse Candle
Hu Gadarn
The Devil's Bridge
The Martyred Hound
Twm of the Fair Lies
Black Robin
Llyn Llech Owen
A Ghostly Rehersal
A Phantom's Funeral
Why the Robin's Breast is Red
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