The King and the Lamp: Scottish Traveller Tales - Duncan Williamson

Author: Duncan Williamson
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Canongate Classics edition, first published as a Canongate Classic in 2000
ISBN: 1841950637 / 9781841950631

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Paperback with visible shelf wear, light creasing, edge wear and minor rubbing to the cover, spine and corners. Pages appear intact with some age toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

The King and the Lamp gathers Scottish Traveller tales from Duncan Williamson, one of Scotland’s best-known traditional storytellers. Edited and introduced by Linda Williamson, this collection brings together twenty-six stories drawn from oral tradition and recorded sessions for the School of Scottish Studies.

These are fireside tales of talking animals, broonies, selkies, fairies, cunning Jack, kings, giants and long winter-night adventures. Rich in Scottish folklore and Traveller storytelling tradition, this volume is well suited to readers interested in folk tales, oral history, Celtic storytelling, fairy lore and the living transmission of myth and legend.

About the Author:

Duncan Williamson was a Scottish storyteller, singer and member of the Scottish Traveller community. He was widely recognised as one of Scotland’s great tradition-bearers, preserving and retelling a large body of songs, stories and folk narratives learned through family, community and life on the road. His work has become an important record of Scottish Traveller oral tradition.