David Thomson visited the remote sea coasts of the Scottish Isles and the West of Ireland on journeys in search of the legends of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans.
A magical world emerged, in which men are rescued by seals in stormy seas, take seal-women for their wives and have their children suckled by seal-mothers. Mysterious and fascinating, these stories retain their spell-binding charm through Thomson's beautiful prose. The People of the Sea is a timeless and haunting book, rich in rewards and surprises.
- ISBN10 0857861859
- ISBN13 9780857861856
- Publish Date 18 August 2011 (first published October 1965)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 June 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Canongate Books Ltd
- Imprint Canongate Canons
- Edition Main - Canons Imprint
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 304
- Language English