Legends & Romances of Brittany

Project Gutenberg's Legends & Romances of Brittany, by Lewis SpenceThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Legends & Romances of BrittanyAuthor: Lewis SpenceIllustrator: W. Otway CannellRelease Date: January 6, 2010 [EBook #30871]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEGENDS & ROMANCES OF BRITTANY ***Produced by Suzanne Shell, Katherine Ward, and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netLEGENDS & ROMANCESOF BRITTANYGRAELENT AND THE FAIRY-WOMANFr.LEGENDS & ROMANCESOF BRITTANYBYLEWIS SPENCE F.R.A.I.AUTHOR OF “HERO TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE RHINE”“A DICTIONARY OF MEDIEVAL ROMANCE ANDROMANCE WRITERS” “THE MYTHSOF MEXICO AND PERU”ETC. ETC.WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS BYW. OTWAY CANNELL A.R.C.A.(Lond.)new yorkFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYpublishersTHE RIVERSIDE PRESS LIMITED, EDINBURGHGREAT BRITAINPREFACELTHOUGH the folk-tales and legends of Brittany have received ample attention from native scholars and collectors,Athey have not as yet been presented in a popular manner to English-speaking readers. The probable reasons for whatwould appear to be an otherwise incomprehensible omission on the part of those British writers who make a popular useof legendary material are that many Breton ...