By Loch and by Lin
Tales from Scottish Ballads
Published on 19. August 2014
129 pages
978-1-4976-4017-7 (ISBN)
Description
Ten stories from old Scottish folk songs tell histories and local legends in the voice of the people
Many Scottish ballads tell stories of adventure and danger, trickery and wit, valiant nobles and passionate romances. But to the natives of Scotland, the best ballads have often been those that speak of ordinary people playing the parts of heroes. Writers of ballads stretched their imaginations to bring life to tales that happened long ago, and the stories were passed down from generation to generation as oral retellings of local Scottish history and myth.
By Loch and by Linpresents exciting tales such as those of the harper who tricked a king, the dove that became a prince at night, and the beautiful lass who was stolen from her true love. In stories from ancient folk songs, this collection weaves a colorful tapestry of Scottish lore.
Many Scottish ballads tell stories of adventure and danger, trickery and wit, valiant nobles and passionate romances. But to the natives of Scotland, the best ballads have often been those that speak of ordinary people playing the parts of heroes. Writers of ballads stretched their imaginations to bring life to tales that happened long ago, and the stories were passed down from generation to generation as oral retellings of local Scottish history and myth.
By Loch and by Linpresents exciting tales such as those of the harper who tricked a king, the dove that became a prince at night, and the beautiful lass who was stolen from her true love. In stories from ancient folk songs, this collection weaves a colorful tapestry of Scottish lore.
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Person
Sorche Nic Leodhas (1898-1969) was bornLeClaire Louise Gowans in Youngstown, Ohio. After the death of her first husband, she moved to New York and attended classes at Columbia University. Several years later, she met her second husband and became LeClaire Gowans Alger. She was a longtime librarian at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she also wrote children's books. Shortly before she retired in 1966, she began publishing Scottish folktales and other stories under the pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, Gaelic for
Claire, daughter of Louis. In 1963, she received a Newbery Honor for
Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland.Alger continued to write and publish books until her death 1969.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Tale of the Lay of the Smithy
- The Tale of the Lay of the Amadhain Mhor
- The Tale of the Lochmaben Harper
- The Tale of the Earl of Mar's Daughter
- The Tale of Dick o' the Cow
- The Tale of Bonnie Baby Livingston
- The Tale of Lang Johnnie Mor
- The Tale of the Famous Flower of Servingmen
- The Tale of the Heir of Linne
- The Tale of the Knight and the Shepherd Lass
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
