Irish Fairy Tales: Joseph Jacobs

The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as `Paddy O`Kelly and the Weasel`, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as `How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery`. By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious, the stories are matched in liveliness by the original illustrations of John D. Batten. It would be hard to find a better introduction for children to the special magic of Celtic storytelling.
The stories in this book are taken from Joseph Jacob`s classic two-volume collection Celtic Fairy Tales (1891-2) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894).