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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. These stories are certainly not polished. Most are obviously written down directly from the oral telling, which may be part of its charm. However, it may also cause a reader to roll their eyes. I found some of the stories down right boring and others obsure. I give it 3 stars. (  ) snapdragongirl | Jul 18, 2008 |   no reviews | add a review
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-- Roger D. Abrahams, editor of African Folktales
"This latest volume of an already distinguished series maintains and even exceeds the high standards of the previous ones. The tales reveal the deep humanity of the Irish people; the commentary and notes reveal the humanity of Glassie. Very highly recommended."
-- Library Journal
"A marvelous assortment selected from published (but often out-of-print) collections by the likes of pioneer collectors Lady Wilde, Robin Flower, and Jeremiah Curtin, and from unpublished manuscripts in private and state-owned archives."
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Vivid and surprising .... The Irish gift for prolixity and verbal magic glistens throughout Glassie's collection."
-- Chicago Magazine
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