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A Bag of Moonshine
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A Bag of Moonshine
by
Alan Garner
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
September 1st 1986
by Delacorte Press
(first published February 5th 1986)
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Taking its title from a nonsense rhyme included, this is a wonderful collection of 20 tales and 2 rhymes from England and Wales.
Most are unfamiliar, although almost all contain variants of recognizable elements of European folktales.
They are zestfully told, and their magic is not dark. Compare Joseph Jacob's "Jack Hannerford" with Garner's spirited "up galloped the farmer, all of a dither-a-wack, like a new-baked custard." He gives these tales the pepper of folktelling without letting them bec...more
Most are unfamiliar, although almost all contain variants of recognizable elements of European folktales.
They are zestfully told, and their magic is not dark. Compare Joseph Jacob's "Jack Hannerford" with Garner's spirited "up galloped the farmer, all of a dither-a-wack, like a new-baked custard." He gives these tales the pepper of folktelling without letting them bec...more
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Brilliant lots of great tellings of some very short stories my fav is Harry Cap and the Three Brothers
"Stick Thump Em!"
"Stick Thump Em!"
it was a good to read this type of book once in awhile .....this book was fun to read although some of the story had no purpose LOL
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Alan Garner OBE (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist who is best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. His work is firmly rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native Cheshire dialect.
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