British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes

"British Goblins: Welsh Folk-Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions" by Wirt Sikes is a folklore collection published in 1880. Written by an American consul stationed in Cardiff, this compilation explores the supernatural world of Wales through fairies, spirits, ancient customs, and legendary creatures. Drawing from eighteenth-century sources and oral traditions gathered from Welsh locals, Sikes organized his findings into four sections covering everything from enchanted realms to dragons. The work became a landmark English-language study of Welsh mythology, though scholars debated its reliance on earlier collections versus original fieldwork. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sikes, Wirt, 1836-1883
Illustrator Thomas, T. H. (Thomas Henry), 1839-1915
Title British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Goblins
Credits Produced by David Edwards, Lesley Halamek (who transcribed
the music), Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject Mythology, Celtic -- Wales
Subject Wales -- Social life and customs
Subject Folklore -- Wales
Subject Mythology, Welsh
Subject Goblins -- Wales
Category Text
EBook-No. 34704
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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