Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

by John Rhys

Contents

Volume I
Title Page
Preface
Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters
Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge
Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words
Chapter IV: Manx Folklore
Chapter V: The Fenodyree and his Friends

Volume II
Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells
Chapter VII: Triumphs of the Water-World
Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends
Chapter IX: Place-Name Stories
Chapter X: Difficulties of the Folklorist
Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy
Chapter XII: Race in Folklore and Myth
Additions and Corrections

393 pages.

Genres: Folklore, Nonfiction, Fairy Tales, Mythology

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2014

About the author

Sir John Rhys was a Welsh scholar, fellow of the British Academy, Celticist and the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University.

In 1874 Rhys delivered a series of lectures in Aberystwyth, later published as Lectures on Welsh Philology, which served to establish his reputation as a leading scholar of the Celtic language. This reputation saw him appointed as the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University in 1877. He was also made a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Rhys was elected bursar of the college in 1885, a position he held until 1895, when he succeeded Daniel Harper as principal.

Reviews

[Tammy Berry]

Very in-depth historical explanation

Good information and lots of notations for someone to do more research. Very interesting stories with their background information to further enhance the story