{"product_id":"boggarts-trolls-and-tylwyth-teg-folk-tales-of-hidden-people-lost-lands-paperback","title":"Boggarts, Trolls and Tylwyth Teg: Folk Tales of Hidden People \u0026 Lost Lands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Grimms called them \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaori \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethey are \u003ci\u003ePatupaiarehe\u003c\/i\u003e, in Wales \u003ci\u003eY Tylwyth Teg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: hidden people who live unseen, speak their own languages and move around like migrants, shrouded from our eyes - like those who lived in the utopian world of Plant Rhys Ddwfn off the west Welsh coast, where this book begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn mythology, lost lands are coral castles beneath the sea, ancient forests where spirits live, and mountain swamps where trolls lurk. Strip away the mythology, and they become valleys and villages flooded to provide drinking water to neighbouring kingdoms, campsites where travellers are told they can't travel, and reservations where the rights of first nations people are ignored. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe folk tales in this book tell of these lost lands and hidden people, remembered through migrations, dreams and memories. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Stevenson is a professional storyteller and illustrator, and is the organiser of Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival. He performs widely at festivals and events and has curated many exhibitions based on the tales he tells. He has produced books internationally for publishers such as Ladybird and Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton. This is his fourth book for The History Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766574252320,"sku":"9780750995627","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9df9a8ee9ed5d5057e0f90e5574470c3.webp?v=1780294896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boggarts-trolls-and-tylwyth-teg-folk-tales-of-hidden-people-lost-lands-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}