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pickett22's review against another edition
5.0
This was super interesting!
It was published in 1895, I believe, and this guy went around Ireland collecting what was at the time current stories of people who had dealings with fairies and ghosts. Some of the stories were told by the people who had actually seen them, and others said things like, "I knew this guy really well before he died of a fairy stroke, and this is what happened..."
I enjoyed the conversational style, and the stories were excellent. However, Curtin makes generalizations about both Ireland and women that I could do without.
I'd really like to own this one someday.
It was published in 1895, I believe, and this guy went around Ireland collecting what was at the time current stories of people who had dealings with fairies and ghosts. Some of the stories were told by the people who had actually seen them, and others said things like, "I knew this guy really well before he died of a fairy stroke, and this is what happened..."
I enjoyed the conversational style, and the stories were excellent. However, Curtin makes generalizations about both Ireland and women that I could do without.
I'd really like to own this one someday.
naomidanae's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
1.5
I mean he could have written a conclusion or like anything meaningful or not been sexist. I know itโs from 1895 or whatever but ๐
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
3.0
Way back during the Great Depression, there was the New Deal. Part of the deal provided work for writers. Read any collection of ghost lore such as the work by [a:L.B. Taylor Jr.|789480|L.B. Taylor Jr.|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg], and most of the stories, at least in American collections, are the result of writers going out and collection oral traditions and stories as part of the work program.
It's cool when you think about it.
This collection seems tried into that idea. Curtin interviewed/listened to several Irish man and at least one woman and colelcted thier stories. Curtin doesn't seem to have captured the speech patterns very well, and some of the tales are repeative.
However, St. Martin's Eve is a wonderful tale for any girl to read. Curtian also makes connects between Irish tales and other the tales of other countries.
It's cool when you think about it.
This collection seems tried into that idea. Curtin interviewed/listened to several Irish man and at least one woman and colelcted thier stories. Curtin doesn't seem to have captured the speech patterns very well, and some of the tales are repeative.
However, St. Martin's Eve is a wonderful tale for any girl to read. Curtian also makes connects between Irish tales and other the tales of other countries.
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