British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions

The book compiles Welsh folk beliefs and narratives about the supernatural, organizing material into a study of the realm of faerie and a complementary survey of the spirit-world. It classifies local fairy types—household, mine, lake and mountain spirits—then recounts traditions about changelings, fairy music and rings, miraculous gifts, and domestic encounters, and records protective customs and exorcisms. The second section gathers ghost stories, haunted places, spectral animals and accounts of strange aerial phenomena, and closes with reflections on possible origins of these popular traditions.