The Mabinogion Vol. 1

The Mabinogion Vol. 1 (of 3), by Owen M. Edwards
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Title: The Mabinogion Vol. 1 (of 3)
Editor: Owen M. Edwards Release Date: November 28, 2006 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) [eBook #19959]
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Transcribed from the 1902 T. Fisher Unwin edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
THE MABINOGION
TRANSLATED FROM THE RED BOOK OF HERGEST BY LADY CHARLOTTE GUEST VOL. I. LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN 11 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS. MXCII
INTRODUCTION.
More than half a century ago Lady Charlotte Guest gave The Mabinogion to English readers in the form which, probably, will ever most delight them. Her transcript of the Red Book of Hergest was not perfect, she found the meaning of many a Welsh phrase obscure, but her rendering is generally very accurate; and the Celtic tales retain in their new dress much of the charm, which so often evades the translator, of a perfect style formed by generations of narrating.
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The Red Book of Hergest, from which The Mabinogion are taken, is a collection of tales and poems written during ...