{"product_id":"ancient-legends-mystic-charms-and-superstitions-of-ireland","title":"Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eLady Jane Wilde was the mother of Oscar Wilde and an accomplished folklorist. She sought to preserve Irish culture through recording their enchanting myths, rituals and beliefs. This collection contains over 100 of these enthralling tales, from fairies stealing children to leprechauns promising gold. Each showcase the strange and mystical superstitions spread by Irish peasantry in the ancient tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTales include:\u003cbr\u003e• The Horned Women\u003cbr\u003e• The Fenian Knights\u003cbr\u003e• The Fairy Changeling\u003cbr\u003e• The Legends of the Western Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis covetable edition is Wibalin-bound with gold-foil embossing. It includes a chapter on the ancient peoples of Ireland written by her husband Sir William Wilde which forms part of the original manuscript. Accompanying the text are beautiful illustrations by Stephen Reid from The High Deeds of Finn and a rare map of ancient Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e384 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.2 x 1.6 x 8.98 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Jane Wilde (Author), Stephen Reid (Illustrator), Sir William Wilde (Contributor)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffered on the occasion of the exhibition \u003cem\u003eIrish Literature: History \u0026amp; Myth Since 1798, \u003c\/em\u003ean exhibition of treasures from the Leonard L. Milberg Collections of Irish Literature, on view September 18, 2026 - January 17, 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIMON","offers":[{"title":"HC","offer_id":47081512075463,"sku":"25916","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/3295\/files\/25916.jpg?v=1788547271","url":"https:\/\/shop.nyhistory.org\/products\/ancient-legends-mystic-charms-and-superstitions-of-ireland","provider":"The New York Historical NYHistory Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}