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Author: Charles E. Miller
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2011-12-13
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 1469135361
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Folk lore comes closest to the heart of the people. It is an oral tradition . . . what they love to tell at intimate gathiris . . . Theres its genesis and its genius.
Author: Amy Woolard
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781948579070
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Poems highlight through the dark parts of our memory that seem the most clear to our adult selves looking back.
Author: Helen Payson Sebring
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 2018-10-09
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781977201348
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These stories are about the author's children, stories written for and from the grandchildren, adventures with family and travel with her husband Fred. Helen began writing as a child - first poems and then short stories. Her first book was published when she was 85. She always hoped there would be another book. Here it is. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Helen Payson Sebring was born in Milton, Massachusetts. She was the only child of Alma and Carl Payson who encouraged her to read, write and explore. She did just that. She met her husband to be, Fred Sebring, in Harvard Square when she was 16 and he was 21. After graduation and World War II, Helen and Fred began their adventure together which included six children, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Family was everything to Helen and Fred. That and traveling the world. Helen lived to be 90. She kept traveling and writing throughout those 90+ years, with a little bit of writing almost every day and one last trip to celebrate hers and Fred's 69th wedding anniversary.
Author: Kevan Manwaring
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-30
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0752479059
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross and listen to the tales of this ancient county. Hear how a King and his knights were turned to stone at the mysterious Rollright Stones; how Dragon Hill got its name; take the Devil's Highway to the End of the World - if you dare; or spend a night on the weird Ot Moor; listen in on the Boar's Head Carol; walk the oldest trackway in Europe in the footsteps of a Neolithic pilgrim; pause to try the Blowing Stone; leave a coin for the enigmatic blacksmith to shoe your horse at Wayland's Smithy; eavesdrop upon the Inklings in the Eagle and Child; and meet that early fabulist, Geoffrey of Monmouth in the city of dreaming spires. This collection will take you on an oral tour across the county - on the way you'll meet gypsies, highwaymen, cavaliers, a prime minister and a devilish mason.
Author: Jennifer Niesslein
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780990830108
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An anthology of thirty essays from the site fullgrownpeople.com.
Author: David Phelps
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-09-16
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0752470353
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For the first time, these enchanting folk tales, the origins of which lie in the oral tradition, have been gathered together in book form. The charming selection of thirty fairy tales and legends are full of Herefordian wit and wisdom, and are perfect for reading aloud or alone. Although on the surface they may appear quaint, these stories tell of strange happenings in the peaceful Herefordshire countryside, formed from early attempts to explain the natural and spiritual world. From the Saxon king of East Anglia who became the patron saint of Hereford Cathedral, and the story of the black hound of Baskerville Hall which inspired Arthur Conan Doyle, to a medieval love story, these gripping tales have stood the test of time, and remain classic texts which will be enjoyed time and again by modern readers.
Author: Kevan Manwaring
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0750951702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Take a walk through this county in the heart of England in the entertaining company of a local storyteller. Kevan Manwaring, born and raised in Northampton, regales you with tales ancient and modern. Learn how the farmer outwitted the bogle; how a Queen who lost her head; the Great Fire of Northampton; and the last execution of witches in England. Along the way you will meet incredible characters from history and myth: Boudicca, St Patrick, Robin Hood and Hereward the Wake, Captain Slash, Dionysia the female knight, beasts and angels, cobblers and kings. From fairies to wolves, these illustrated tales are ideal to be read out loud or used as a source book for your own performances. Northamptonshire Folk Tales is a great companion for any visit to the area, for fascinating days out and for discovering exciting treasures on your doorstep. The 'Rose of the Shires' will open before you!
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher:
Published: 1910
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13:
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