The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales

Neil Philip

Penguin Books, 1995 - Fiction - 488 pages

Featuring more than 100 memorable tales, this extensive collection brings together stirring stories from all parts of Scotland. Legends from mountain, moor, and battlefield are represented--some of the most colorful myths and legends that have survived from Scotland's turbulent past.

Contents

• Whuppity Stoorie: 3
• The MilkWhite: 10
• The Black Bull of Norroway: 16

About the author

Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales
• Editor: Neil Philip
• Publisher: Penguin Books, 1995
• ISBN: 014013977X, 9780140139778
• Length: 488 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology