Shifty Lad and the Tales He Told: Celtic Folk Stories

The Shifty Lad, as his name suggests, had a way with him about escaping from tricky situations. In these delightful and amusing tales of roguery and cunning, we learn about his childhood, how he longed to become a thief, and his career among the villains of the highways and byways. Then we find out how the Shifty Lad escaped a terrible fate and saved his life through the gift of telling stories, and how it all worked out happily in the end. These tales come from the Celtic cultures of these islands. Perhaps they are not particularly Welsh, Irish or Scottish, the author says, but a part of our wider human heritage, as are all tales that touch our feelings, strike a note of sadness in us, or make us laugh.

Reviews of Shifty Lad and the Tales He Told: Celtic Folk Stories

"In the re-telling of these Celtic folk stories from the cultures of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the author has thoughtfully crafted his sentences in a fine storytelling style and employed lyrical phrasing in which the reader can take pleasure… Young and adult readers alike will find The Shifty Lad and the Tales he Told greatly entertaining." — Rosemary Usselman, New View, Autumn 2010. 'It is a book that will no doubt appeal to both adults and children and anyone interested in British folklore.' — The Cauldron 'It was highly entertaining simply as a good read, and I would recommend both to the general reader and storyteller alike… In all this would be an asset to any storytelling collection.' — Roisin Murray, storyteller in Facts & Fiction Magazine '… these tales will be enjoyed by all those, old and young alike, who respond to that fair stream of silver, the spirit of the Celtic Lands.' — The Inner Light Magazine 'Author and professional storyteller Peter Snow has known most of the Shifty Lad's tales since childhood, gathering others over the years and having some passed to him by fellow storytellers from the UK and beyond.' — Human Givens, 2010