{"product_id":"briggss-dictionary-of-fairies-katharine-briggs-9781800963504","title":"Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies: Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, Boggarts and More","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, new edition of the illustrated A-Z of Folklore from seminal figure Katharine Mary Briggs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Katharine M. Briggs should have a statue in every town square in Britain.\" -Philip Pullman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A beautifully illustrated A-Z of British folklore - in all its beauty, wonder and eccentricity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Katharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author, recognized today as the most important archivist of British folktales. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society. Her books were read and used by contemporaries including J.R.R. Tolkein. To reflect the monumental work Briggs did to collect, catalogue and publish folk stories from Britain and Ireland before the turn of the 21st century, The Folklore Society present an annual award in her honor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition of one of Briggs' seminal works is a dictionary of folklore creatures and tales, illustrated in rich, vivid detail by artist Fee Greening. From brownies to Shetland selkies, Cornish spriggans to Nuckelavee (the most horrid of monsters in all of Britain) \u003ci\u003eBriggs's Dictionary of Fairies \u003c\/i\u003eis a treasury of stories, songs and creatures passed down from one generation to the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katharine Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800963505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800963504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monoray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Katharine Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767434825983,"sku":"9781800963504","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d01f32b7-1936-4e81-aaea-46351db135a2.jpg?v=1744169803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/briggss-dictionary-of-fairies-katharine-briggs-9781800963504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}