The Old Grey Magician: A Scottish Fionn Cycle - Softcover

George MacPherson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910745413 ISBN 13: 9781910745410

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd., 2016

Synopsis

George Macpherson connects us with Scotland's oldest legends and traditions. His stories of Fionn and the Old Grey Magician reclaim a world of heroic exploits and honour, of wizardry, and druidic mystery. These tales are more ancient and authentic than James MacPherson's 'Poems of Ossian'. They provide a vital missing link in the Fionn cycles of Scotland and of Ireland. In this groundbreaking volume Ossian is truly reclaimed by the oral tradition.

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Review

The mythical and the legendary - this is the stuff of stories and storytellers, an age-old tradition. Celtic heroes, fairies, Druids, Silkies, sea horses, giants, magicians, Vikings... all feature in this collection of Scottish tales, the like of which were told round camp fires centuries ago. --Scots Magazine, July 2002

About the Author

Author of Highland Myths and Legends, George W. MacPherson has followed the oral traditions handed down through generations of his family, and has become one of the best known traditional storytellers in Scotland. George's storytelling technique is both memorable and distinctive, capable of captivating any audience, young or old, all over the world. George has also published a historical account of John MacPherson, Skye Martyr, and a book of traditional stories North West Skye. He has also had published many articles in papers and magazines, both prose and poetry, on a variety of subjects. A participant in the Edinburgh Storytelling Festival for ten years, he also organises the annual Skye and Lochalsh Storytelling Festival and opened the Commonwealth Heads of State Convention in Edinburgh with one of his stories. George lives in Glendale on the Isle of Skye.

About this edition

• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910745413
• ISBN 13: 9781910745410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192