Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic: Tales of the Western Isles by Sorche Nic Leodhas (or, as some know her LeClaire Gowans Alger (1898-1969)) and illustrated by Vera Bock (Holt Library Edition). Copyright 1968. Each of the stories in this book came from a different island in the Scottish Hebrides, or Western Islands. Th island from which each story came is listed below.
The Son of the Baker of Barra – The Isle of Barra
The Clever Lad from Skye – The Isle of Skye
The Lass That Lost the Laird’s Daughter – The Isle of Arran
Three Fat Ewes for Three Fine Hounds – The Isle of Mull
The Ceabharnach – The Isle of Islay
The White Sword of Light – The Isle of Jura
The Water-Bull of Benbecula – The Isle of Benbecula
The Three Teeth of the King – The Isle of Lewis
The Sea Captain – Th Mythical Isle of Eilean-H-Oige
A Bauchan in the Family – The Isle of Muck
— With a table of contents like this, need I say more?
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