Devonshire Folk Tales
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| Author | : Michael Dacre |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2011-09-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0752470337 |
This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Some of the stories have been gleaned from residents of the county, whilst others have been developed by the author and have evolved through countless tellings. All the tales within represent this large and diverse county throughout its long and distinguished history, from the founding of Britain itself by Brute the Trojan at Totnes, to recent reports of haunted roads and phantom hairy hands. Also included are giants, devils, witches, ghosts, fairies, spectral black dogs and a wide range of other supernatural phenomena, all exemplifying the vigorous and earthy nature of the Devon imagination down through the ages. It is a book of wonders, to terrify and intrigue, and leads the reader around this beautiful and fascinating county.
| Author | : Michael Dacre |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2011-09-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0752470337 |
Devon is a county rich in history and folklore, the roots of which lie in the beliefs of ancient Celtic inhabitants. Long ago, whilst middle England was converted to Christianity, the Celtic people of the edge-lands were still Druids. With no explanation offered for the cycles of hardship and abundance, a large amount of folklore and superstition emerged. Moulded by the land, weather and generations of people's attempts to make sense of the world, these thirty tales are full of Devonshire wit and wisdeom, and tell of the strange and macabre; memories of magic and otherworlds; and proud recollections of folk history. The captivating stories, brought to life with unique illustrations from the author, will be enjoyed by readers time and again.
| Author | : Leonie Jane-Grey |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2019-05-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 075099102X |
Folk Tales and lore are woven into the ancient landscape of Devon: swimming in the rivers, soaring with the buzzards over farms and moors and making soft tracks across the sands of a wild coastline. In Devon Folk Tales for Children you'll find goblins tinkering in the old ore mines, a changeling hare-woman who runs by the light of the moon, and pixies playing on the old pack routes trodden by the hooves of Dartmoor ponies. This beautifully illustrated collection of tales from storyteller and artist Leonie Jane-Grey will take you on a wild and magical adventure through the ancient lands of Devon.
| Author | : Janet Dowling |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2018-10-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 075099018X |
These spooky ghost tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories are as eerie and mysterious as the windswept moorland, wild shorelines and rugged landscapes from which they derive. Here you will find stories of a voice beyond the grave, a ghost on the pivot between heaven and hell, and the spectres of Viking princes on moonlit roads. Richly illustrated by Vicky Jocher with original drawings, these atmospheric tales are perfect for reading aloud in front of a roaring fire or alone under the covers on dark, stormy nights.
| Author | : Sarah Hewett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1900 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Gemma Gary |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2020-02-08 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 9780738765792 |
Explore the old witchcraft, magical traditions, and folklore nurtured amidst the ancient lands of South West England. Gemma Gary presents Devonshire's witches and magical folk as well as spirit vision, cure charms, protections and magical defense, and more. Silent as the Trees also includes a black book of Devonshire Magic with an extensive collection of genuine spells, charms, and rites.
| Author | : Ernest W. Baughman |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 685 |
| Release | : 2012-01-19 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3111402770 |
| Author | : J.D.A. Widdowson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 878 |
| Release | : 2015-02-20 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317551486 |
This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.
| Author | : John Fisher |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2021-03-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750996889 |
The West Country's colourful past encompasses a pageant of historical figures and peculiar stories – from Lawrence of Arabia's flamboyant motorbike forays across Dartmoor and the terrifying account of a lion attack on the Exeter mail coach, to Devonian wives still being sold at auction until the 1900s and the unsolved mystery of the Devil's footprints at Dawlish. Here too lies the truth about the location of Arthur's Lyonesse, the devilish deeds of the murderous pirate queen of Penryn, and the Cornish knight who ordered his corpse to overlook St Mullion for eternity. All these tales and more can be found in this collection of amusing, surprising and downright odd true stories from Devon and Cornwall.
| Author | : Joseph Jacobs |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 832 |
| Release | : 1913 |
| Genre | : Electronic journals |
| ISBN | : |
Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
