Ancient Scottish Tales: Traditional, Romantic & Legendary Folk and Fairy Tales of the Highlands

Written by Peter Buchan and Rachel Louise Lawrence

Narrated by Angus Yellowlees

“I wish that the Brown Bull of Ringlewood would come and carry me off.”
In this collection of folk and fairy tales from the Scottish Highlands, we are transported to an enchanted world of persecuted heroines and courageous heroes, scheming stepmothers and monstrous beasts, swan maidens and talking cats, murderous robbers and thieving giants, benevolent fairies and mysterious strangers, and much more…
Whether it is a tale of romance or revenge, legend or magic, this unabridged anthology—collected by the folklorist, Peter Buchan—has a story for everyone and is essential reading for lovers of classic Scottish folktales.
Tales: The Red Etin; The Young Prince; The History of Mr Greenwood; The Cruel Stepmother; Rashen Coatie; The Brown Bull of Ringlewood; The Thriftless Wife; Green Sleeves; The Princess with the White Petticoat; The Black Cat; The Widow’s Son and the Old Man; The Widow’s Son and the King’s Daughter; The King of Morocco; and The Princess of the Blue Mountains

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackdown Publications
• Release date: Jul 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781662129858

Reviews for Ancient Scottish Tales

[Amanda · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The 2nd and 3rd story are scary horror stories. (Blood, cannibalism, cutting body parts off a daughter) Horrible. Seriously I regret playing this to put me to sleep. Now I have to listen to something else not to have nightmares ugh. I came back to listen to the rest and half way through the other stories are decent so far but some of them are def disturbing AF.

[Carrie Arnold · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

First off, I have to say, the reason for my five star rating is definitely because of the narration. Simply brilliant!
The stories themselves were quite interesting, although there were a lot of overlapping themes, and sometimes it seem like a few of the stories were amalgamations of several of these tales put together.
If it were possible to rate the narrator separately from the book, I would have given the narrator five stars.
As for the actual stories, if it were possible to rate them 3 1/2 stars, I would do that.
I feel that they are definitely deserving of more than a three star rating, but not quite at a four-star level.
I probably will listen to this again at some point in the future