Examples of Folk Singers and Fairy Tales// The Book of the Lost Tales

Reviewed By Kathleen Hall

The name of the website is The Book of the Lost Tales. Credibility: the person who assembled the site is Americo Cardoso dos Santos Net. He lives in San Paolo Brazil. He is a 25 year student who loves music, tales and searches for beauty in every area of his life. He does not give any credentials for having made this website. It is found at this URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/1614/Lostales.htm There are five areas to visit: Music, storytelling, celts & Wicca, Fantasy, and an Email link. I found this information interesting, yet not notated to let me know where it comes from. He sounds intelligent, but no footnotes except for the stories he has collected and put on this website. He is a Tolkien fan and has a section under Storytelling for J. R. Tolkien and for Arthur. There are many bells and whistles complete with a sample of his artwork. The music gets on your last nerve at times, but it is elegantly designed. Timeliness: In the Wicca section the calendar was set for 1998. I couldn't find a "last updated" note, so I am thinking 1998 may be it. Some of the links to other sites have died in the sections also. Authority: the stories did have books cited where the stories came from. Accuracy: The information was interesting and included quotes from the different types of literature. I enjoyed reading about the Silkies and reading their stories. Very little evidence other than citing books as sources for stories. Follow-Through: the creator did give an email address to reach him. I didn't send one, but the email icon came up on every page. There is no evidence that this information has been printed in paper form. I enjoyed reading the information from this site and the stories.