The people of the sea : Celtic tales of the seal-folk

Author(s)

• Thomson, David
• Heaney, Seamus
• Sanderson, Stewart

Bibliographic Information

The people of the sea : Celtic tales of the seal-folk

David Thomson ; introduced by Seamus Heaney ; afterword by Stewart Sanderson

（Canongate classics, 65）

Canongate Books, 2001

Note

Canongate classics : 65

"Originally published in 1954. First published as a Canogate Classic in 1996. New edition publihsed in 2001 " -- T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

David Thomson visited the remote sea coasts of the Scottish Isles and the West of Ireland on journeys in search of the legends of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans. A magical world emerged, in which men are rescued by seals in stormy seas, take seal-women for their wives and have their children suckled by seal-mothers. Mysterious and fascinating, these stories retain their spellbinding charm through Thomson's beautiful prose. The People of the Sea is a timeless and haunting book, rich in rewards and surprises.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB02018391
• ISBN:
  • 9781841951072
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Edinburgh
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 229 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 398.2452979
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Seals (Animals) -- Folklore
  • LCSH : Scots -- Folklore
  • LCSH : Irish -- Folklore
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12287993