Folk-tales of the British Isles

by James Riordan (Editor), Дж. Риордана, Н.Г. Елиной (Contributor)

В сборнике представлены народные сказки различных регионов Британских островов. В приложение включены избранные переводы сказок на русский язык.
Издание включает предисловие и комментарии к текстам.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Riōdan, Jeimuzu 1936-2012
Riordan, Dž.
Riordan, Džejms.
Riordan, James
Riordan, James William 1936-2012
Riordan, Jim, 1936-2012

James Riordan (10 October 1936 – 10 February 2012) was an English novelist, broadcaster, sports historian, association football player and Russian scholar.

Well known for his work Sport in Soviet Society, the first academic look at sport in the Soviet Union, and for his children's novels.

Reviews

[Anupam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Relevant only to the British.

[Gratsiela Borisova · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is really something special. I read a few of the stories, but the dialects make the process of reading painfully slow. But they're also the reason why you might love it.