The Children of Lir

A haunting Irish legend, believed by some to be the basis for King Lear. A king's jealous wife puts a spell on his children, changing them into swans, until such time as the Man from the North and the Woman from the South — two mountain peaks — are joined together.

Watercolor illustrations.

• Author
• Sheila MacGill-Callahan, Gennady Spirin

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 32

• Publisher
• Ragged Bears

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781857140453

• Characters
• Lir, Aoife

• Settings
• Ireland

• Genres
• childrens, fantasy, fiction, mythology, birds

• Release date
• 1993