The Haunted Mountain [Hardcover]

Mollie Hunter (Author), Trevor Ridley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 14, 1972

After angering the fairy creatures of the Highlands, a stubborn Scot is thirteen years bringing an end to their terrible revenge against him.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd (September 14, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0241022150
• ISBN-13: 978-0241022153
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,795,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This review has been a long time coming..., February 21, 2004

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Laura E. Rollins "thetolkienlover" (Wildwood, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Haunted Mountain (Hardcover)

Only true bibliophiles will understand when I ask: Do you remember those books that touched you when you were young? Those that simply spurred you to read further and become a genuine book lover? The Haunted Mountain was mine. It was a book that I read and promptly lost, and couldn't for the life of me remember the author's name or the title! It was a labor of love trying to discover this book for the second time! After countless internet searches I have finally found it! Mollie Hunter is amazing! This novel captures the imagination, the spirit of the Celts, their traditions and superstitions, and a land that thrived before the harshness of modernity drove out the sidhe and put an end to the Goodman's Croft. MacAllister is a wonderfully wrought protagonist, and his struggle with the fairies is vivid, full of adventure. There are elements of magic, love, lore, and sacrifice woven expertly throughout Hunter's novel. This book is an absolute jewel!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a magical tale, November 20, 2007

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Gwinna (Virginia, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

In the Scottish Highlands, in the glen where MacAllister lives, it has always been the custom to leave a piece of land called the "Goodman's Croft" for the use of the sidhe, the fairy people. But MacAllister has fallen in love with a pretty girl called Peigi-Ann, and decides to plow the Goodman's Croft along with the rest of his land in order to make a good enough living to marry her. He thereby brings on himself the wrath of the proud sidhe, but being a stubborn man, he vows that if he cannot use the land, neither shall they. MacAllister, and later his wife, son and even their faithful hunting dog Colm, must call upon all their wit, courage and humanity if they are to prevail against the various magical attacks of the vengeful sidhe.

The story reads very much like an extended fairy tale, so any child or adult who enjoys reading fairy stories should like this; indeed, it's kind of a treat to read such a long and well-fleshed-out fairy tale. Mollie Hunter is an excellent storyteller; not only does she capture the beautiful and frightening strangeness of the sidhe and their magic, but also makes her loveable human (and animal) characters - stubborn MacAllister, strong Peigi-Ann, the mysterious Skeelie woman, brave Fergus, faithful Colm - come alive for the reader, and their warm human moments of joy and sorrow and triumph and humor and love provide a grounding for all the weird and wonderful happenings. Most of her books seem to have gone out of print, which is a shame, but if you should happen to come across one, do give it a try.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is so cool!, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Haunted Mountain (Hardcover)

The Haunted Mountain is the book I read. This book is about a man named MacAllister who owns many acres that the "Sid he" kept ruining. MacAllister marries a women named Peggy Anna and has a child name Fergus. Something really bad happens to MacAllister and someone has to save him! Read this book to find out what will happen. I thought this was a very good book. I would highly recommend this book.