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Ella Young (Author)
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December 3, 2007
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Celtic Wonder Tales was first published in 1910 under the authorship of Ella Young. Celts, normally pronounced /klts/, is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the modern descendants of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture.

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Publisher's Preface; The Earth-shapers; The Spear Of victory; A Good Action; How The Son Of The Gobhaun Saor Sold The Sheepskin; How The Son Of The Gobhaun Saor Shortened The Road; The Cow Of Plenty; The Coming Of Lugh; The Eric-fine Of Lugh; The Great Battle; Inisfail; The Golden Fly; The Children Of Lir; The Luck-child; Conary Mor

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'Sure to delight readers of all ages. Highly recommended.' -- Dalriada: the journal of Celtic Culture, Heritage and Tradition, 2001 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"Ella Young (1867-1956) was an Irish poet, political activist, and mystic. Born in County Antrim, she grew up in Dublin and attended the Royal University. Her interest in Theosophy led her to become an early member of the Hermetic Society, and her acquaintance with "Æ" (George William Russell) led to her becoming one of his select group of protegés, known as the "singing birds." Her nationalist sentiments also led her to a friendship with Patrick Pearse, and she had a supporting role in the Easter Rising; as a member of Cumann na mBan, she smuggled rifles and other supplies in support of Republican forces.

Young's first volume of verse, titled simply Poems, was published in 1906. She became friends with Yeats's erstwhile flame Maud Gonne, and Gonne illustrated Young's first book of stories, Celtic Wonder Tales (1910). Although she continued to write poetry, it was for her redactions of traditional Irish legends that she became best known; among her later books were The Wonder Smith, The Tangle-Coated Horse, and The Unicorn with Silver Shoes.

Later in life, Young emigrated to the United States, where for ten years she was a Lecturer in Celtic Mythology at the University of California, Berkeley. After this position ended, she spent some years at a Theosophical colony known as Halcyon, near San Luis Obispo, where her eclectic circle of friends included Ansel Adams, who made a rare portrait of her. Her later writings grew increasingly mystical, and she found particular affinity in the California Redwoods. On her death in 1956, she left the bulk of her estate to the Save the Redwoods League." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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  • Paperback: 133 pages
  • Publisher: Forgotten Books (December 3, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605061557
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605061559
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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J. S. Valdes "nemmo" (Santiago, Region Metropolitana Chile) - See all my reviews
I've read many times the celtic tales written by historians or history teachers. However, i've never read those tales in such touching and heartwarming way. Ella Young loved her land, and it notices. From the creation of the world, to the arrival of christianity to Ireland, these celtic tales are lovely to hear and to read. I've read the spanish version (a translation), and even when i know that in the translations some of the original spirit is lost, this doesn't occur with Celtic Wonder Tales. The writing is so simple, direct and beautiful, that the only complaint i could have is that the book is too short. I'd loved a longer book, including more and more legends, in Ella's precious style.
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good action, little golden fly
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Gobhaun Saor, Mac Cecht, Fer Rogain, Tuatha De Danaan, Spear of Victory, Lomna the Fool, High King of Ireland, Lugh Lauve Fauda, Sword of Light, Balor of the Evil Eye, King Eterscel, Hidden People, Stone of Destiny, Bruiden da Derga, King Nuada, Cauldron of Plenty, Sacred Land, Great Battle, Donn Dessa, Fer Gar, Western Sea, Lugh the Long-Handed, Dagda Mor, Shining Ones, Connla's Well
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