Cuthbert Bede (1827–1889)
Author of Celtic Fairy Tales
About the Author
Image credit: Frontispiece to Verdant Green, original printing (19th century)
Scanned by Steven J. Plunkett (Wikimedia Commons)
Scanned by Steven J. Plunkett (Wikimedia Commons)
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Works by Cuthbert Bede
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green (1857). By: Cuthbert Bede: Part I (Illustrated). The Adventures of Mr. Verdant… (2018) 1 copy
Love's Provocations; being extracts taken ... from the diary of Miss Polly C.-. By Cuthbert Bede 1 copy
Fairy Fables 1 copy
Tales of college life 1 copy
The white wife 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Bede, Cuthbert
- Legal name
- Bradley, Edward
- Birthdate
- 1827-03-25
- Date of death
- 1889-12-12
- Burial location
- Stretton, Rutland, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England
- Birthplace
- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Lenton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Glatton-with-Holme, Huntingdonshire, England, UK
Stretton, Rutlandshire, England, UK
Lenton with Hanby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK - Education
- Kidderminster Grammar School
University College, Durham - Occupations
- Anglican priest
- Relationships
- Bradley, T. Waldron (brother)
Bradley, William (uncle)
Wood, John George (friend)
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Reviews
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Skill levels among the readers varied widely, generally stripping the stories of their intended humor or romance.
½This is NOT written as a children's book. The language in this book is written in Old English and reads more like a Shakepearean sonnet. I bought this to add to my young son's library, but it is not appropriate for that. I'm sure however that adults who can read Old English with ease would find this book entertaining.
Collection of tales from various folklore collectors --as the introduction notes, it is dependent on early scholars and includes more Irish and Scottish tales than Welsh ones because there had been more collecting of Irish and Scottish tales up to that time (though I think he may have missed the tales incorporated in Burrows' Wild Wales). There is also one tale from the extinct Cornish language. Rather nice sub-pre-Raphaelite illustrations.
I believe this was also one of the exts of the Celtic and Germanic Folklore honors calls I had at Bowling Green in about 1968-69.… (more)
I believe this was also one of the exts of the Celtic and Germanic Folklore honors calls I had at Bowling Green in about 1968-69.… (more)
some interesting, some peculiar, not told perfectly but it is interesting that they are collected. i liked the illustrations
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