Books with author Douglas Hyde

Book Description: "An Alp-luachra is an evil, greedy fairy from Irish mythology. When a person falls asleep by the side of a stream, the Alp-luachra appears in the form of a newt and crawls down the person's mouth, feeding off the food that they had eaten. Douglas Hyde's Beside the Fire tells of how a person got back at an Alp-luachra by eating large amounts of salted meat and sleeping near the stream. The Alp-luachra fed upon him, but jumped to the water in thirst." (Quote from wikipedia.org)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface; Postscript By Alfred Nutt; Dedication; The Tailor And The Three Beasts; Bran; The King Of Ireland's Son; The Alp-luachra; Paudyeen O'kelly And The Weasel; Leam O'rooney's Burial; Guleesh Na Guss Dhu; The Well Of D'yerree-in-dowan; The Court Of Crinnawn; Neil O'carree; Trunk-without-head; The Hags Of The Long Teeth; William Of The Tree; The Old Crow & The Young Crow; Riddles; EndnotesAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.

IRISH and Scotch Gaelic folkstories are, as a living form of literature, by this time pretty nearly a thing of the past. They have been trampled in the common ruin under the feet of the Zeitgeist, happily not before a large harvest has been reaped in Scotland, but, unfortunately, before anything worth mentioning has been done in Ireland to gather in the crop which grew luxuriantly a few years ago. Until quite recently there existed in our midst millions of men and women who, when their day’s work was over, sought and found mental recreation in a domain to which few indeed of us who read books are permitted to enter. Man, all the world over, when he is tired of the actualities of life, seeks to unbend his mind with the creations of fancy. We who can read betake ourselves to our favourite novelist, and as we peruse his fictions, we can almost see our author erasing this, heightening that, and laying on such-and-such a touch for effect. His book is the product of his individual brain, and some of us or of our contemporaries have been present at its genesis. But no one can tell us with certainty of the genesis of the folk-tale, no one has been consciously present at its inception, and no one has marked its growth. It is in many ways a mystery, part of the flotsam and jetsam of the ages, still beating feebly against the shore of the nineteenth century, swallowed up at last in England by the waves of materialism and civilization combined; but still surviving unengulfed on the western coasts of Ireland, where I gathered together some bundles of it, of which the present volume is one.

Beside the Fireby Douglas HydeA scholarly collection of Irish folk stories."IRISH and Scotch Gaelic folk-stories are, as a living form of literature, by this time pretty nearly a thing of the past. They have been trampled in the common ruin under the feet of the Zeitgeist, happily not before a large harvest has been reaped in Scotland, but, unfortunately, before anything worth mentioning has been done in Ireland to gather in the crop which grew luxuriantly a few years ago. Until quite recently there existed in our midst millions of men and women who, when their day's work was over, sought and found mental recreation in a domain to which few indeed of us who read books are permitted to enter..."Postscript (by Alfred Nutt)DedicationThe Tailor and the Three Beasts BranThe King of Ireland's SonThe Alp-LuachraPaudyeen O'Kelly and the WeaselLeeam O'Rooney's BurialGuleesh na Guss DhuThe Well of D'Yerree-In-DowanThe Court of CrinnawnNeil O'CarreeTrunk-Without-HeadThe Hags of the Long TeethWilliam of the TreeThe Old Crow & The Young CrowRiddles.

What do you know about praying mantises?This book is a wonderful way to discover the world of these mighty hunters. Dive into the book for fantastic color photos, interesting facts, and trivia about these fascinating insects.Great for:The entire family and kidsEducation on these insect predatorsLife cycles and life spansCamouflage and defensive tacticsLearning something new about the insect world

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Many children have questions about food and drinks.This book has many answers to questions commonly asked by kids about milk.This book has color pictures and step by step descriptions of how milk goes from farm to market. Animals, types of food made by milk, and health benefits are all topics. There is even a quiz at the end to test comprehension (and a milk activity as well).Have fun as you learn with your family about milk, the animals that provide it, and other interesting facts about this favorite drink of so many.Some topics include:Dairy farmsCowsMilk factoriesDairy productsMilk nutrients