British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions, credited to Wirt Sikes, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes. Read in English by Lynne Thompson; Jeff Dumas; Amelia Chesley; mbeidl; MaryAnnS; David Lawrence; Gary Davis; Matt Butcher; Ken Dolinger; Tony Oliva; TriciaG; Timothy Ferguson The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appointed Consul to Wales and thus began his fascination with Welsh folklore. He became a renowned authority and published several books on the subject. This work is more of a scholarly discussion on the origins and geography than a narration of the stories. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions
• Author credits: Wirt Sikes
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 34
• Listed recording duration: 11:28:07

Catalogue topics

• mythology
• fairies
• King Arthur
• Wales
• merlin
• british isles
• goblins

Opening tracks: first 24 of 34

1. 00 - Preface — 3:09
2. 01 - Book 1 Chapter 1 — 19:36
3. 02 - Book 1 Chapter 2 — 33:11
4. 03 - Book 1 Chapter 3 — 24:01
5. 04 - Book 1 Chapter 4 — 12:02
6. 05 - Book 1 Chapter 5 — 13:44
7. 06 - Book 1 Chapter 6 Parts 1-7 — 22:09
8. 07 - Book 1 Chapter 6 Parts 8-13 — 18:40
9. 08 - Book 1 Chapter 7 — 19:42
10. 09 - Book 1 Chapter 8 — 16:13
11. 10 - Book 1 Chapter 9 — 13:06
12. 11 - Book 1 Chapter 10 — 14:47
13. 12 - Book 1 Chapter 11 — 19:33
14. 13 - Book 2 Chapter 1 — 23:28
15. 14 - Book 2 Chapter 2 — 28:00
16. 15 - Book 2 Chapter 3 — 12:04
17. 16 - Book 2 Chapter 4 — 21:16
18. 17 - Book 2 Chapter 5 — 27:46
19. 18 - Book 2 Chapter 6 — 16:17
20. 19 - Book 2 Chapter 7 — 23:02
21. 20 - Book 2 Chapter 8 — 23:23
22. 21 - Book 2 Chapter 9 — 21:39
23. 22 - Book 3 Chapter 1 — 27:42
24. 23 - Book 3 Chapter 2 — 16:46

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