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  • Scottish Myths and Legends

  • Celtic Myths & Legends Retold, Book 1
  • By: Daniel Allison
  • Narrated by: Angus King
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (82 ratings)

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Scottish Myths and Legends

By: Daniel Allison
Narrated by: Angus King
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Publisher's summary

The blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, selkies, and the Makers of Dreams. Within these sections are the little-known stories of Scotland, collected and retold by an oral storyteller who performs them throughout the world. From folk-tales and local legends to ancient epics, these stories will astonish and delight listeners everywhere.

Daniel Allison is a USA Today best-selling author and acclaimed oral storyteller who performs everywhere from schools and prisons to global festivals. He hosts the House of Legends podcast and is the author of The Orkney Cycle, Silverborn, Scottish Myths & Legends, and Finn & the Fianna.

©2020 Daniel Allison (P)2024 Daniel Allison
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Very enjoyable

Captivating narration. Stories are very fun and accessible. This was a great way to hear some Scottish tales for the first time! Absolutely recommend. I'm grateful this was written and shared with the world.

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Great stories

I enjoyed the narrator and the writing greatly!I am looking forward to the next book!

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entertaining stories

I really enjoyed this variety of stories, information about where they originated & the speaker.

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Enchanting

I had this in written word before being gifted this spoken word version. The stories were already completely captivating and I have bought multiple copies as gifts but then what a gift for me to be told these stories again by skilful narrator Angus King! Through some kind of alchemy he has brought these stories to new heights. The intimacy he has with each of the characters shines brightly in his telling. Its has been such a joy to listen as I wind down before bed. This book will take you places! Very well done!

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Brilliant stories!

A really lovely collection of stories, well read, and very enjoyable. As others said, I wish it was longer and will definitely look forward to volume two!

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Great Storytelling

very entertaining and educational. very well told and great voice if you love all things Scottish

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Amazing book

This was one of the best books of myths and Legends I have had the pleasure to listen to or read. I enjoyed every story.

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Rich in folklore and incredibly entertaining!

I was enamored with these stories from the very beginning. Angus King does an amazing job bringing these stories to life, and no story lacked entertainment. They are great for car rides alone or with the whole family. These stories made me gasp or laugh or both! I was also surprised at how surreal some of them were, although I am not familiar with any Scottish fairytales. 10/10 recommend!

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Scottish Stories in a delightful Scottish Voice

I found Daniel in the first place from his awesome podcast, and shortly thereafter decided to read his books. The stories are wonderful and his versions of them are truly exciting. I was hoping for an audiobook version so that I could listen to them as bedtime stories. While I was a little bummed that Daniel chose not to voice the audiobook version of these myths himself, I am very pleased with the voice that he chose. Angus King does an excellent job reading these myths and legends and I am very excited to have these bedtime stories in my pocket.

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Enjoyable

The King and the Cockerel made me laugh out loud. That was my favorite short story. Having recently listened to Greek legends, I was interested in these Scottish tales. The stories are much more focused on people and animals than Greek legends. An enjoyable way to spend several hours. Also, the narrator was superb.

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