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Title: The Laughter of Peterkin: A retelling of old tales of the Celtic Wonderworld

Author: William Sharp

Illustrator: Sunderland Rollinson

Release date: October 23, 2015 [eBook #50292]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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THE LAUGHTER OF PETERKIN

The king saw a fountain of exceeding beauty.
Title Page

THE LAUGHTER of PETERKIN.

“A RETELLING oF oLD TALES oF
the Celtic Wonderworld.” by

⋅ Fiona Macleod ⋅

⋅DRAWINGS⋯BY⋯SUNDERLAND⋯ROLLINSON⋅§⋅

⋅London⋅

⋅Archibald⋅Constable⋅&⋅Co⋅

⋅1897⋅

TO

ISLA,

EILIDH,

FIONA,

AND

IVOR

Water Lily

CONTENTS

    PAGE
Prologue. The Laughter of Peterkin   9
The Four White Swans   33
The Fate of the Sons of Turenn   117
Darthool and the Sons of Usna   177
Notes   281

ILLUSTRATIONS

By SUNDERLAND ROLLINSON

The King saw a Fountain of Exceeding Beauty   Frontispiece
As she Touched Fionula, Lir’s Fair Young Daughter Became a Beautiful Snow-white Swan   To face page  33
Turenn Interceding for his Sons   "        117
A Great Raven, Glossy Black, and Burnished in the Sun Rays   To face page  177

Frog.

The Laughter of Peterkin

Girl.