"Ten Traditional Tellers gives vivid glimpses of the social roles of verbal artists from ten very different oral traditional cultures. Letting the tellers speak for themselves, Margaret Read MacDonald has allowed ideas to emerge that are often surprising, demonstrating a wide variety of storytelling concepts."  ...Jo Radner, Board of Directors, National Storytelling Network

"MacDonald is a folklorist, storyteller, and author who has brought many traditional tales to life for modern listeners. Her portraits here open windows into unfamiliar cultures and affirm the value of story. A book that is well documented "  ...SLJ 12/1/06

"MacDonald documents the important work of traditional tellers in preserving a way of life and a sense of the culture in the contemporary world. Recommended. Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. M.L.Jackson, Florida State University"  ...Choice March 2007

""...in an apparently effortless style...disarming and unexpected at times...Across a diverse range of languages and cultures the story itself becomes liquid almost escaping any dry scholarly attempt at strict definition....This book illustrates that new skills, new media, and new vernacular worlds dictate that there are many gradations of tradition." "  ...Stiofan O Cadhla, National University of Ireland...Journal of Folklore Research Review

"These case studies, together with their accompanying stories, are rich, diverse, and a cheering reminder of the continuing vigour of traditional storytelling today. "  ...Fiona Collins, Carrog, Wales...Folklore

" Margaret Read MacDonald is to be commended for her discussion of storytelling from the perspectives of the tellers. Drawing from the interviews, she includes the first-hand information for which oral historians look...In doing so, she presents insights into storytelling that help deifne the nuanes of understanding which take the reader beyond the stories into the telling."  ...Barbara W. Sommers...The Oral History Review Winter-Spring 2007

"We observe a series of case studies that are unique in some way, yet are connected to each otehr by the storyteller's enthusiasm for their respective culture and the author's sensible empathy."  ...Art Leete, University of Tartu, Estonia...Asian Folklore Studies

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