Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales

by Jake Jackson (Editor), Allison Galbraith (Foreword)

A new collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales featuring the everyday stories of the highlands and lowlands of Scotland.

The folklore of Scotland has gripped the imagination for centuries, with its stories of sublime creatures, high adventures and uncanny spirits of all kinds. The human and fairy realms of Scotland’s mythical heritage blur seamlessly knights and clan leaders clash swords in the same lands where brownies and bogles romp; and simple farmers and fishermen frequently cross paths with the enchanting and formidable ‘fair folk’ of both land and sea. Long has been the exchange of culture between Scotland and Ireland, leading to some familiar characters cropping up in both countries’ mythologies. Nonetheless, Scotland’s folklore adds its own flavour to the telling of some well-known Gaelic tales, as well as a variety of stories that are uniquely Scottish.

From legends of siege, chivalry and courage like ‘Conall Cra Bhuidhe’ and ‘Black Agnes’, to whimsical yarns such as ‘The Fairies of Merlin’s Crag’; from the frightening stories of ‘The Haunted Ships’ and ‘The Ghosts of Craig-Aulnaic’, to tales of animals such as ‘The Brown Bear of the Green Glen’ – this gorgeous collection of folk and fairy tales captures the essence of Scotland’s ancient and vibrant folkloric tradition.

The Flame Tree Gothic & Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

Genres: Mythology, Fantasy

432 pages, Hardcover

First published October 24, 2023

About the author

SF and dark fantasy author but also a writer/creator of practical music books - Beginner's Guide to Reading Music, Guitar Chords, Piano Chords, Songwriter’s Rhyming Dictionary and How to Play Guitar. Other publications include Advanced Guitar Chords, Advanced Piano Chords, Chords for Kids, How to Play the Electric Guitar, Piano & Keyboard Chords, Scales and Modes and Play Flamenco. Also editor of Mythology books 

Released EP Jakesongs on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, LastFM, etc and on CDBaby. Lifelong passion for fantastic worlds of any kind, from movies to fiction, art to music, posters, album and paperback book covers.

Jake Jackson is the artist name for Nick Wells, Publisher of Flame Tree Press / Flame Tree Publishing.

Reviews

[L8blmr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a gift from one of my daughters along with another that is the Celtic version of same. I had a harder time getting through this one because of the sheer number of stories, the small print size, and the prolific use of Gaelic throughout. I wouldn’t mind the latter if I knew how to pronounce more of the words! Context was enough, of course. There was some repetition as apparently there are variations on many of these tales but I enjoyed reading a few of these stories at a time over several months. They’re interesting, entertaining, often humorous and sometimes fascinating.

[Arkrayder · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was o.k. The first 200 pages I found to be tedious to read as they were badly edited or poorly translated. They were difficult to read in that the prose didn’t flow well and the language used was not very good in terms of description. Interesting to read when the stories made sense.

[Tatyana · Rating 3 out of 5]

would’ve loved some footnotes