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ANCIENT LEGENDS OF IRELAND
WITH SKETCHES OF THE IRISH PAST
BY
LADY WILDE
A NEW EDITION
LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
1919
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
ON
ANCIENT LEGENDS OF IRELAND.
‘A work to be welcomed as a valuable addition to the literature offolk-lore and mythology; taken down, for the most part, from oralcommunications with the peasantry.’—Scotsman.
‘Few nations have a folk-lore so rich and imaginative as that ofthe Irish. Lady Wilde has studied it conscientiously, and is so wellacquainted with the origins of her subject, that the perusal of her bookis no less instructive than pleasing.’—Morning Post.
‘An important contribution to the literature of Ireland and theworld’s stock of folk-lore.’—Evening Mail.
‘Lady Wilde’s book will be welcome either to the professed studentof Irish antiquity or to the more general reader who finds delight infascinating folk-tales delightfully recorded.’—Westminster Review.
‘Told with power as well as with simplicity ... a very interestingand readable collection of folk-lore.’—Graphic.
‘Lady Wilde’s book is delightful.... Amongst those bestacquainted with Irish folk-lore, legends, and mysteries, we believefew will be found capable of adding many words to pages which couldonly have been filled by an Irish woman lovingly treating such asubject.’—Vanity Fair.
‘Those who care for legendary reading will find in this volume asource of much enjoyment.’—Northern Whig.
‘The myths and legends are all of deep interest and value.’—Knowledge.
COMPANION TO THE PRESENT VOLUME.
POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OFENGLAND:
or, The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall.
Collected and Edited by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
With Illustrations by George Cruikshank.
London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 97 & 99 St. Martin’s Lane, W.C.
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