The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales: Episodes from the Fionn Saga
| First published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Vera Bock |
| Pages | 186 |
Notes
- 14 stories
- Retold by Ella Young, her 3rd such collection from Irish material
- One runner-up for the 1930 Newbery Medal
- 1st ed.
- Publ date from listing NY Herald Tribune 1929-09-08 pJ26 "Books of the Week"
- Reviewed by Agatha L. Shea (children's librarian, Chicago PL) Chi. Tribune -09-21 p14 "Children Get Erin's Legends ..." (very positive; see Container Title)
- Price from capsule review by {{a|Anne Carroll Moore}} in weekly column "The Three Owls" NYHT -09-29 pK8
- Library of Congress (LCCN, below, as "New York, Toronto") gives LC subject headings, first "Finn MacCumhaill, active 3rd century--Legends."
- Contents list of 14 story titles is provided by one WorldCat library record of the 1967 David McKay edition (same page-count, size, illustrator), {{OCLC|1403902}}.
- Amazon.com 2018-03-08 provides as 1st edition, apparent 1st printing, images of both the jacket (B000HEE5XM) and book (B000F1UMHU), the latter with description of both cover and interior art: "Black hard back with silver gilt Celtic knots on spine, silver gilt decoration on front of book; 13 full-page illustrated plates; red and white doublespread art-deco end papers front and back."
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | John Newbery Medal | Newbery Medal | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales: Episodes from the Fionn Saga | 1949 | Longmans, Green and Co. | Hardcover | Collection | Vera Bock | 186 |