Briggs's Dictionary of FairiesKatharine Mary Briggs (1898 1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author, recognised today as the most important archivist of British folktales. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society. Her books were read and used by contemporaries including J. R. R. Tolkein. To reflect the monumental work Briggs did to collect, catalogue and publish folk stories from Britain and

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dreams and joys of young Black boys in twenty-first century Peckham

he is defined not just by his wealth or his love for his illegitimate children

This book tells the story of the daring victories for this small force of 'freelance pirates'

Despite the danger and threat of discovery

she provides a compelling

'A feast for mind and soul' ISABELLA TREE

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and possibly win huge sums of money and even become famous into the bargain

giraffes and the many other creatures they came to know

for the bad-tempered vagrant known as 'Waitrose'

Moving and uplifting