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Title: Olden Tellings
Review: As a child, I loved to peruse the worn, pulpy pages of my family's copy of this tale-telling woodcrafters' treasure! Though the volume was somehow lost to time, I cherished many memories of its quaintly illustrated prose, and how I have longed to revisit narratives both recalled and forgotten! A fascinating blend of fairy lore, Native American legend, Christian apocrypha, and Wiccan-like whimsy, the book possesses a trans-generational capacity to entice and delight. As reminiscent of a scout manual as a storybook, it's composed of a sort of woodsy wisdom and folksy naturalism that belongs entirely to a bygone era--and should thrill any fan of such nostalgia.
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