Duncan Williamson was one of the last, best-known of Scotland's traveller storytellers. The son, grandson and great grandson of nomadic tinsmiths, basket makers, pipers and storytellers, he became known as one of the world's finest oral story-tellers, with over 3, 000 stories committed to memory. He died in November 2007.
9 Ebooks por Duncan Williamson
Duncan Williamson: Jack and the Devil’s Purse
Devil stories are always fascinating, entertaining and disturbing. These twenty tales, re-told by one of Scotland's master storytellers, are a fascinating insight into Traveller beliefs about ev …
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Duncan Williamson: The Horsieman
Duncan Williamson was the son, grandson and great grandson of nomadic tinsmiths, basket makers, pipers and storytellers. In this book, he describes his life as a traveller with verve, candour and int …
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Duncan Williamson: Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children
Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveller who went on to become one of Britain’s master story-tellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed ‘the greatest English-speaking storyteller’, ‘the national …
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Duncan Williamson: The Land of the Seal People
No stories were more potent, more engaging, more subtle or profound than these half-animal, half-human tales of the sea. Time and time again listeners enthralled by Duncan Williamson's lore woul …
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Duncan Williamson: The Coming of the Unicorn
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.’ Duncan Williamson came from a family of Travelling Pe …
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Williamson Duncan Williamson: Beginner’s Guide to Probability: Now’s Your Chance!
This book should be of interest to anyone beginning their study of probability analysis. Based on mathematical examples, it will satisfy students working towards a variety of examinations that includ …
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€4.53
Williamson Duncan Williamson: Budgeting and Budgetary Control
Many of us prepare budgets on a personal as well as on a business level. We prepare budgets to help us to resolve issues surrounding such questions as: How much is my income for the month? How much a …
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Duncan Williamson: The Flight of the Golden Bird
Duncan Williamson, one of Scotland’s Travelling People, has been celebrated as the bearer of Scotland’s greatest national treasure: the richest trove of story and song in Europe. In this collection, …
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Duncan Williamson: Silver Unicorns and Golden Birds
Silver Unicorns and Golden Birds is a treasure trove of traditional Scottish folk and fairy tales as told by Duncan Williamson, one of Scotland’s greatest storytellers. Young readers will explore a l …
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