Description
The Grimms called them The Quiet Folk, in Maori they are Patupaiarehe, in Wales Y Tylwyth Teg: hidden people who live unseen, speak their own languages and move around like migrants, shrouded from our eyes - like those who lived in the utopian world of Plant Rhys Ddwfn off the west Welsh coast, where this book begins.
In mythology, lost lands are coral castles beneath the sea, ancient forests where spirits live, and mountain swamps where trolls lurk. Strip away the mythology, and they become valleys and villages flooded to provide drinking water to neighbouring kingdoms, campsites where travellers are told they can't travel, and reservations where the rights of first nations people are ignored.
The folk tales in this book tell of these lost lands and hidden people, remembered through migrations, dreams and memories.
Author: Peter Stevenson
Publisher: History Press
Published: 06/01/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780750995627
ISBN10: 0750995629
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
About the Author
Peter Stevenson is a professional storyteller and illustrator, and is the organiser of Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival. He performs widely at festivals and events and has curated many exhibitions based on the tales he tells. He has produced books internationally for publishers such as Ladybird and Hodder & Stoughton. This is his fourth book for The History Press.