Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic

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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