Celebrated Irish author Padraic Colum dazzled audiences with his retellings of old Gaelic myths. In The King of Ireland’s Son, he imbues seven favorite tales from the Emerald Isle with sly humor, whimsy, and imagination. Stories include:
“Fedelma, the Enchanter’s Daughter”
“When the King of the Cats Came to King Connal’s Dominion”
“The Sword of Light”
“The Town of the Red Castle”
“The King of the Land of Mist”
“The House of Crom Duv”
“The Spae-Woman”
It’s hours of entertainment for the whole family!
"To make stories read as if they were being told’ has been Padraic Colum’s aim and his achievement…A master storyteller at his best.”—Kirkus Reviews, praise for the author
This is the story of Jason, the Argonauts, and their quest for the golden fleece. Along with Heracles and Theseus, Perseus and Atalanta, and the sorceress Medea, Jason travels on a wondrous journey in the ship Argo to strange lands populated by even stranger inhabitants. While they travel, Orpheus, the famous Greek storyteller, sings songs about the gods and goddesses and the creation of heaven and earth.
