{"product_id":"briggss-book-of-fairies","title":"Briggs's Book of Fairies","description":"\u003cp\u003e'When it comes to the world of fairies Katharine Briggs is the greatest authority by many a league, and this is the finest guide ever written.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Katharine Briggs's Dictionary is truly wonderful: vivid, witty, and full of a profound and generous knowledge that will thrill both children and adults. Spectacular.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKATHERINE RUNDELL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Katharine Briggs is an editor of such surpassing knowledge that one suspects that she may have sources among witches, ghosts and fairies.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDIANE PURKISS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new edition of Katharine Briggs's book of folklore creatures, with beautiful, bespoke illustrations by Fee Greening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author, recognised today as the most important archivist of British folktales. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society. Her books were read and used by contemporaries including J.R.R. Tolkien. To reflect the monumental work Briggs did to collect, catalogue and publish folk stories from Britain and Ireland before the turn of the 21st century, The Folklore Society present an annual award in her honour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition of one of Briggs' seminal works is an exquisite encyclopedia of folklore creatures and tales, illustrated in rich detail withdrawings by artist Fee Greening. From brownies to Shetland selkies, Cornish spriggans to Nuckelavee (the most horrid of monsters in all of Britain) \u003ci\u003eBriggs's Book of Fairies \u003c\/i\u003eis a treasury of stories, songs and creatures passed down from one generation to the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Fairy animals\u003cbr\u003e- Good fairies \u0026amp; the seelie court\u003cbr\u003e- Wicked fairies \u0026amp;the unseelie court\u003cbr\u003e- Ghosts \u0026amp; spirits\u003cbr\u003e- People of the sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Katharine Briggs is the surest guide to British folklore in the twentieth century.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJACK ZIPES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Katharine Briggs is the magic mirror on the wall. Ask her what you will...'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRICHARD ADAMS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a new edition of \u003ci\u003eAbbey Lubbers, Banshees and Boggarts: A Who's Who of Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57260895732056,"sku":"9781800963689","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781800963689.jpg?v=1778391940","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/briggss-book-of-fairies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}