{"product_id":"the-coming-of-the-unicorn","title":"The Coming of the Unicorn (gently read)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"headings\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease note reduced price for gently read, secondhand edition, from smoke-free, largely scent-free home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"subtitle\"\u003eScottish Folk Tales for Children\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author\"\u003eby Duncan Williamson; Edited by Linda Williamson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Stories are something you carry with you, something to last your entire life, to be passed on to your children, and their children for evermore.' \u003cbr\u003eDuncan Williamson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuncan Williamson came from a family of Travelling People, who told stories around the campfire for entertainment and for teaching. As a child, Duncan learnt the ways of the world through stories: 'My father's knowledge told us how to live in this world as natural human beings -- not to be greedy, not to be foolish, not to be daft or selfish -- by stories.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection, he passes on some of these wonderful children's folk and fairy tales. For over sixty years Duncan travelled around Scotland -- on foot, then in a horse and cart, and later an old van -- collecting tales, which not only come from the Travelling People but from the crofters, farmers and shepherds he met along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection includes tales about cunning foxes and storytelling cats, hunchbacked ogres and beautiful unicorns, helpful broonies and mysterious fairies, rich kings and fearsome warriors, as well as those about ordinary folk trying to make their way in the world. The stories have been written down as faithfully as possible to Duncan's unique storytelling voice, full of colour, humour and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNest Notes: Nest owners Lisa \u0026amp; John-Paul can recommend some stories for children as young as 6 years and up.  A good anthology of bedtime stories for siblings spanning ages.  Perhaps ideal for Grades 1-2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e216 x 138 mm, 160 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFloris Books, 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Duncan-Williamson\/Coming+of+the+Unicorn\/9780863158681\"\u003eClick here to read an excerpt from the book.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuncan Williamson is a Floris Books featured author. Read all about \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/authors\/duncan-williamson.html\"\u003ethis author's life and work\u003c\/a\u003e on our dedicated author page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuncan Williamson was born in 1928 on the shores of Loch Fyne. He was the seventh of sixteen children born to a family of Travellers, who set up camp in the same place every winter and wandered the Highlands during the summer, hawking their tin and natural willow wares. Duncan left home at the age of fifteen and spent the next forty years travelling, continuing the traditional trades of his people. In 1980 he moved into a farm cottage in Fife with his second wife, Linda, who transcribed some of his vast repertoire of songs, stories and family history. Duncan died in 2007, leaving behind a worldwide legacy. His reputation was extraordinary and the impact of his storytelling continues in literary editions of his work, published by Canongate, Cambridge University Press, Penguin, Mondadori, and more recently Birlinn, Luath Press and Floris Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda Williamson was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1949. She has a PhD from Edinburgh University, and is an American folklorist, storyteller and editor. She has three children and five grandchildren -- on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind out more about Duncan Williamson, his life and his storytelling on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/duncanwilliamson.html\"\u003eDuncan Williamson Biography\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003epage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floris Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32314066337847,"sku":"ISBN 9780863158681","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7597\/products\/e2e7c20a-e965-4858-8880-5ac7d0874e59.jpg?v=1601427659","url":"https:\/\/www.nest.ca\/products\/the-coming-of-the-unicorn","provider":"Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}