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    Matthias the Hunter's Stories
    Matthias the Hunter's Stories
    Matthias the Hunter's Stories
    Audiobook17 minutes

    Matthias the Hunter's Stories

    Written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folktales. Matthias the Hunter's Stories is one of the sets of tales he collected and tells accounts of encounters with the Hulda (woodland or bogland fairy) and the brownie.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateJan 19, 2018
    ISBN9781509481002
    Matthias the Hunter's Stories

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