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Tam Lin
By Yolen, Jane & Mikolaycak, Charles
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15284-261-1
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1990.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1991
Gr 3-Up Yolen dates Tam Lin's ballad back to 1549; later on, Robert Burns wrote what is perhaps the most familiar version. The most frequently anthologized prose version is Joseph Jacobs's "Tamlane," which originally appeared in More English Fairy Tales . Related to "Wild Robin," this is a tale of the faery queen's favorite, grown to manhood and due to be ritually sacrificed. Jennet saves him by holding fast as he changes into a lion, a snake, and a flame that she thr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
