Home » Fools and Wise Men
Product Image

Fools and Wise Men

Mike O'Connor
€18.50
Quantity:
Ships in 10-20 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Mike O'Connor
aesop's fables
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Mike O'Connor
automatic-update
british folk tales
british folklore
Category1=Fiction
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=FN
Category=FNF
Category=FQ
Category=FYB
Category=HP
Category=QD
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_anthologies-novellas-short-stories
eq_bestseller
eq_fiction
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
fairy tales
folk tales
folk tales of wisdom
folklore
Language_English
legend
myth
oriental tales
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch
storytellers
storytelling
storytelling groups
university of life
wisdom stories
wise folklore
wise stories

Product details

  • ISBN 9780750998710
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 05 May 2022
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

Before schooling was widely available, for most people the classroom was at the fireside, the field and the country lane, where the bards told their tales.

Many such folk tales exist to convey life-lessons in an entertaining way. These stories are not the pontifications of ancient philosophers: they are the gleanings of countless storytellers, everyday men and women with hard-won life experiences and pockets full of folklore. The tales reflect the times and places of their origin, but have been handed down from generation to generation, evolving to meet changing times. Some are amusing; some are thought-provoking; all have been polished and honed for so long that their message slips, almost imperceptibly, into the mind.

Fools and Wise Men retells these stories for new generations – repaying our debts to the bards of old.
About Mike O'Connor
MIKE O'CONNOR is a powerful and engaging storyteller who performs at many events across the country. An important researcher into Cornish music and folklore, he has been awarded the OBE and made a bard of the Gorsedh of Kernow.

More from this author