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Breton
Breton folklore and legendary literature in documented editions, with language, translator, collector, place, and religious or editorial framing kept visible.
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Texts
Breton Legends — AnonymousA complete anonymous nineteenth-century English translation of sixteen Breton legends concerning saints, korrigans, spectral beings, local traditions, wonder tales, and moral narratives.Folk Tales of Brittany — Elsie MassonFolk Tales of Brittany — Elsie Masson's 1929 collection of Breton folk tales: stories from the farmhouses and pardons of Brittany, drawn from the Barzaz-Breize, Emile Souvestre's Le Foyer Breton, and the collection of Abbé François Cadic.Legends and Romances of Brittany — Lewis SpenceLegends and Romances of Brittany — Lewis Spence's comprehensive survey of Breton folklore, myth, and legend: fairies, demons, Arthurian matter, Breton lays, saints' lives, and hero-tales (1917).