The Book of Celtic Wisdom - Softcover

Michael Scott

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9780340765630: The Book of Celtic Wisdom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340765631 ISBN 13: 9780340765630

Publisher: Hodder Lir, 1999

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The Celts were a race which loved language, which held the Bard and the Poet to be the equals of Kings. This is a collection of folktales and legends, poems and proverbs, triads and blessings of the Celtic people.

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About the Author:

Michael Scott began writing over 25 years ago, and is one of Ireland's most successful authors, with over 100 titles to his credit. He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in 37 countries, and in 20 languages. He is considered one of the authorities on the folklore of the Celtic lands and is credited with the resurgence of interest in the subject in the mid-1980's. He is also an accomplished scriptwriter, and has written for the stage and screen, as well as scripted documentaries and drama for television.

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Based in County Dublin, Scott has authored over 80 books, including Irish Folk and Fairy Tales, and so has had ample opportunity to gather the material for this pocket-sized book. Set in a Celt-like font and separated by runes, the book's wisdom runs from the canny ("Better a good enemy than a bad friend") to the timely: "The ink of a scholar will survive longer than the blood of a martyr."

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