Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland vs The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland Thomas Crofton Croker · 1825 ★★★★☆ 3.8 360 pages · ≈ 6 h 40 m · Challenging

In Tipperary is one of the most singularly shaped hills in the world. It has got a peak at the top like a conical nightcap thrown carelessly over your head as you awake in the morning. On the very point is built a sort…

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Cover of The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories George MacDonald · 1899 ★★★★☆ 4.0 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Challenging

In this, A king and queen have a daughter and invite everyone to the christening except the King's sister Princess Makemnoit, a spiteful and sour woman. She arrives without an invitation and curses the princess to have…

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Fairy legends and traditions of the south of IrelandThe Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
Goodreads 3.8 (193) —
Hardcover — 4.5 (4)
Apple Books — 4.0 (66)

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Fairy legends and traditions of the south of IrelandThe Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
Ratings 193 66
Editions 59 45
Want to read 682 —
Reading it now 76 —
Written reviews 19 —
Pages 360 80

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