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More Celtic fairy tales

  • 1894 first published
  • 234 pages
  • 12 editions
  • 🎧 6 h 45 min free audiobook

Published in 1894, More Celtic fairy tales is a classic fantasy and folklore and fairy tales story collection by Joseph Jacobs. The story is set in Great Britain and Ireland. Readers will find themes of Celtic Folklore, celts, fairy tales and Folklore.

13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 234 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours. A free LibriVox audiobook (6 h 45 min) is available.

About More Celtic fairy tales

More fairy tales from the early days of the British Isles, collected and edited by Joseph Jacobs. - Summary by bookworm360
Description from LibriVox

Free audiobook

More Celtic fairy tales — LibriVox recording, 6 h 45 min in 22 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Opening line

“IT happened that the five Kings of Ireland met to determine who should have the head kingship over them, and King Lir of the Hill of the White Field expected surely he would be elected.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Celtic Folklore
  • Celts
  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Tales
  • Collections & anthologies fantasy
  • Ireland
  • Celts, folklore
  • Magic
  • Children's stories
  • Sprookjes
  • Keltische talen
  • Celtic Folk literature
  • Celtic Tales

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote More Celtic fairy tales?

More Celtic fairy tales was written by Joseph Jacobs and first published in 1894.

What genre is More Celtic fairy tales?

It is usually shelved as Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is More Celtic fairy tales?

The median edition has 234 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is there a free audiobook of More Celtic fairy tales?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 45 min.

What books are similar to More Celtic fairy tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy The House of Arden, The Happy Prince and other tales and The Story of the Treasure Seekers.

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