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Book Folklore of Sussex

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jacqueline Simpson
  • Publisher : The History Press
  • Release : 2009-06-15
  • ISBN : 0752499998
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Folklore of Sussex written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape features and ancient churches which involve such colourful themes as lost bells, buried treasures, dragons, fairies and the devil. There are also traditions relating to ghosts, graves and gibbets and the strange powers of witches. This book, when it was first published in 1973, was the first to be entirely devoted to Sussex folklore. This new edition contains information collected over the last thirty years, updated accounts of county customs and, alongside the original line drawings, is illustrated with photographs and printed ephemera relating to Sussex lore.

Book The Folklore of Sussex

Download or read book The Folklore of Sussex written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1973 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sussex Folk Tales

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  • Author : Michael O'Leary
  • Publisher : The History Press
  • Release : 2013-07-01
  • ISBN : 0752493965
  • Pages : 219 pages

Download or read book Sussex Folk Tales written by Michael O'Leary and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With screaming demons in Wealdon copses and dragons lurking in bottomless ponds, the folk tales of Sussex truly represent the diversity of the area. Meet knuckers and willocks, mawkins and marsh monsters, the Piltdown Man, Lord Moon of Amberley Swamp and the princess of the Mixon Hole. There is also something terrible crawling to Crawley from Gatwick, which develops a degraded appetite in a bin ... From ghosts and madmen to witches and wise women, Michael O’Leary reveals many of the hidden horrors of Sussex – horrors that can be found in the most beautiful places, or that lurk beneath the seemingly mundane. Amid these dark tales are stories of humour and silliness, of love, lust and passion.

Book Folklore of Sussex

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jacqueline Simpson
  • Publisher : The History Press
  • Release : 2009-06-15
  • ISBN : 0752499998
  • Pages : 278 pages

Download or read book Folklore of Sussex written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape features and ancient churches which involve such colourful themes as lost bells, buried treasures, dragons, fairies and the devil. There are also traditions relating to ghosts, graves and gibbets and the strange powers of witches. This book, when it was first published in 1973, was the first to be entirely devoted to Sussex folklore. This new edition contains information collected over the last thirty years, updated accounts of county customs and, alongside the original line drawings, is illustrated with photographs and printed ephemera relating to Sussex lore.

Book Sussex Roots

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  • Author : Untruth Seekers
  • Publisher : Coghurst Press
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 1739132319
  • Pages : 165 pages

Download or read book Sussex Roots written by Untruth Seekers and published by Coghurst Press. This book was released on with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every May Day, bundles of branches tied with colourful ribbons appear on Hastings’ shopfronts and streetlamps. Drumming swells as crowds of green-clad bogies, festival-goers in shorts and t-shirts, and Morris dancers fill Hastings’ winding streets. And then comes the main event: Jack in the Green’s wizened face appears on a towering cone of leaves topped with a crown at the centre of the festivities. The Jack in the Green festival marks the passage of spring to summer. But from where does this bizarre tradition originate? The roots are too tangled to know for sure, and the first recording of the festival was in 1770. However, some believe celebrations of the ‘Green Man’ hail from the pagan Anglo-Saxons who established England’s historic county of Sussex, and the myth transformed with each subsequent generation. But Jack in the Green is only one of Sussex’s many mysteries. Fearsome beasts, terrifying giants, cackling witches, and plucky fairies are just a few of the creatures populating the folklore of this strange and savage land. Ending with the modern celebration of the Jack in the Green festival, this collection of stories traces the roots of Sussex’s centuries of tall tales, mythology, and folklore.

Book Sussex Folk Tales for Children

Download or read book Sussex Folk Tales for Children written by Xanthe Gresham-Knight and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this collection have slipped on a sunbeam, skidded on the dew and sprinted fast as a fox to be here with you. Of course, they're true, puffed on to the page with a hint of lavender and a gust of sage. They tell of Sussex: its sparkling seas; chalk giants; wise witches and crossdressing smugglers. Once you've heard them, you'll know that when leaves skitter, it's Puck, the sprite of Sussex, fighting with his sister the Fairy Queen. When you hear laughter in the forest, it's Flint, the phantom highwayman making his escape, and when you run over the Downs, you'll remember they were shaped by the Devil's buttocks. These tales – specially chosen for the enjoyment of 7- to 11-year-old readers – sparkle with magic and explode with adventure. Not only will children love to read them, or listen to them being read, these stories will also stimulate an interest in the county and help children engage with their own surroundings.

Book Treasury of Sussex Folklore

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  • Author : Tony Wales
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000-11-01
  • ISBN : 9781857702170
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Treasury of Sussex Folklore written by Tony Wales and published by . This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sussex Folk lore And Customs Connected With The Seasons

Download or read book Sussex Folk lore And Customs Connected With The Seasons written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of traditional folklore and customs in the county of Sussex, England, as they relate to the changing seasons. Written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book A Dictionary of English Folklore

Download or read book A Dictionary of English Folklore written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-09 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL

Book Sussex folk lore and customs connected with the seasons

Download or read book Sussex folk lore and customs connected with the seasons written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folklore of Sussex County  Delaware

Download or read book Folklore of Sussex County Delaware written by Dorothy Williams Pepper and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sussex Folk Lore and Customs Connected with the Seasons      Primary Source Edition

Download or read book Sussex Folk Lore and Customs Connected with the Seasons Primary Source Edition written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Sussex Folk-lore And Customs Connected With The Seasons Frederick Ernest Sawyer Social Science; Folklore & Mythology; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology

Book Sussex Legends   Folklore

Download or read book Sussex Legends Folklore written by J. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sussex Folk and Sussex Ways

Download or read book Sussex Folk and Sussex Ways written by John Coker Egerton and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Little Book of Sussex

Download or read book The Little Book of Sussex written by David Arscott and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). David Arscott's new book gathers together a myriad of data on Sussex. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. With chapters on folklore, history, geography, celebrity Sussexians and much more, this is an ideal book for all those who know and love this quintessentially English county.

Book The World Treasury of Fairy Tales   Folklore

Download or read book The World Treasury of Fairy Tales Folklore written by Joanna Gilar and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and fairy tales from various folklore traditions.

Book Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century

Download or read book Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century written by Timothy Baycroft and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using an interdiciplinary approach, this book brings together work in the fields of history, literary studies, music, and architecture to examine the place of folklore and representations of 'the people' in the development of nations across Europe during the 19th century.