Download or read book GOBLIN TALES OF LANCASHIRE 26 illustrated tales about the goblins fairies elves pixies and ghosts of Lancashire written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herein are 26 illustrated tales about the goblins, fairies, elves, pixies, and ghosts of Lancashire for children. As you can see this book is not only about goblins but rather about the many beings which inhabit the lands of the Fairy Kingdom. Herein you will find stories like: * The White Dobbie * The Skriker, or Shrieker * The Unbidden Guest * The Fairy's Spade * The King Of The Fairies * The Captured Fairies * The Pillion Lady * The Fairy Funeral * The Silver Token * The Rescue Of Moonbeam; plus many, many more. But are goblins really as bad as they’ve been made out to be? Over the years, we have been told to think of Goblins as the most undesirable members of the Fairy kingdom. Well, if all the stories we read are only about the bad, or evil, Goblins, then that is likely to sway our opinion. It reminds me of the old adage, “The victorious in battle, get to write the world’s history.” In times well past, it is easy to understand how the unlettered peasant could people desolate areas with beings of another world; either the bleak fells, the deep and gloomy gorges, the wild cloughs, the desolate moorland wastes; or the salt marshes where the breeze-bent and mysterious-looking trees waved their spectral boughs in the wind; the dark pools fringed with reeds, amid which the 'Peg-o'-Lantron' flickered and danced, and over which came the hollow cry of the bittern and the child-like plaint of the plover; and the dreary glens, dark lakes, and long stretches of sand of the north and west. To them the forest was a place of solemn, Rembrandt-esque gloom, where Druids erst heard victims groan, the lonely fir-crowned pikes, and the mist-shrouded mountains, would seem fitting homes for the dread shapes whose spite ended itself in the misfortunes and misery of humanity. Pregnant with mystery to such a mind would be the huge fells, with their shifting 'neetcaps' of cloud, the towering bluffs, the swampy moors, and trackless morasses, across which the setting sun cast floods of blood-red light; and irresistible would be the influence of such scenery upon the imagination of lonely traveler riding, or walking, between villages and towns at night, with a feeling that he was surrounded by the supernatural. So sit back with a steamy beverage and be prepared to be entertained for many-an-hour. 10% of the net sale will be donated to charities by the publisher. ============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Goblins of Lancashire, fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, childrens stories, bygone era, fairydom, ethereal, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, happy place, happiness, elf, elves, pixie, piskie, supernatural, Skriker, Unbidden, Guest, Fairy's Spade, King Of The Fairies, Mother And Child, Spectral Cat, Captured Fairies, Pillion Lady, Fairy Funeral, Chivalrous Devil, Enchanted Fisherman, Sands Of Cocker, Silver Token, Headless Woman, Rescue Of Moonbeam, sun, moon, White Dobbie, Little Man's Gift, Satan's Supper, Earthenware Goose, Phantom Of The Fell, Allhallow's Night, Christmas-Eve Vigil, Crier Of Claife, Demon Of The Oak, Black Cock, Invisible Burden

Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Derbyshire written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful county of Derbyshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Yorkshire written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful county of Yorkshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Shropshire written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful county of Shropshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Cheshire written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautiful county of Cheshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

Download or read book Lancashire Folk Lore written by John Wilkinson, T.T. Harland and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Lancashire Folk-Lore by John Harland, T.T. Wilkinson

Download or read book RAGGEDY ANDY STORIES 11 illustrated stories of Raggedy Andy s adventures written by Johnny Gruelle and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for all little boys and girls who love dolls and the stories of Raggedy Andy and Raggedy Ann. Herein you will find 11 stories of Raggedy Andy, written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. It starts with how Raggedy Andy came to the nursery, which leads into a taffy (toffee) pull, which was sticky to say the least, and even has a rabbit chase. Then there is the story of how Raggedy Andy lost his smile and how he got it back again and more stories besides. The 11 stories are further brought to life with the 95 exquisite illustrations also by Johnny Gruelle. The stories in this volume are: How Raggedy Andy Came The Nursery Dance The Spinning Wheel The Taffy Pull The Rabbit Chase The New Tin Gutter Doctor Raggedy Andy Raggedy Andy's Smile The Wooden Horse Making "Angels" In The Snow The Singing Shell This volume is sure to keep you and your young ones enchanted for hours, if not because of the quantity of the content, then their quality. They will have you coming back for more time and again. ============ KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, childrens stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy kingdom, ethereal, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, happy place, happiness, laughter, Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann, dolls, toys, Father Christmas, Nursery Dance, Spinning Wheel, Taffy Pull, toffee, Rabbit Chase, New, Tin Gutter, Doctor Raggedy Andy, Smile, Wooden Horse, Making Angels, Snow, Singing Shell

Download or read book The Little Book of Lancashire written by Alexander Tulloch and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did You Know? In Stacksteads, a village near Bacup, there is an annual event which has to rank among the wackiest in the country's sporting calendar: the Gravy Wrestling competition. According to legend King Arthur's mighty sword Excalibur is lying at the bottom of Lancashire's deepest lake, Martin Mere. In Wigan, Eccles cakes used to be called 'slow walking cakes' because they were offered to mourners at funerals. St Walburge's Church in Preston was named after the patron saint of people suffering from rabies. The Little Book of Lancashire is fun and informative guide to the things you did not know about this amazing part of England. Whether you want to sit down and read it cover to cover or dip into it for hilarious facts and anecdotes, this book will delight both visitors to this beautiful county and the residents who call it home.

Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Lancashire written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of bizarre and off-beat tales and illustrations from the county of Lancashire.

Download or read book Lancashire Folk Tales written by Jennie Ruth Bailey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by writer, storyteller and poet Jennie Bailey and storyteller, writer, psychotherapist and shamanic guide David England. Take a fantasy journey around Lancashire, the Phantom Voice at Southport, the Leprechauns of Liverpool and the famous hanging of Pendle Witches at Lancaster, to the infamous Miss Whiplash at Clitheroe. Enjoy a rich feast of local tales, a vibrant and unique mythology, where pesky boggarts, devouring dragons, villainous knights, venomous beasts and even the Devil himself stalk the land. Beautifully illustrated by local artists Jo Lowes and Adelina Pintea, these tales bring to life the landscape of the county's narrow valleys, medieval forests and treacherous sands.

Download or read book FAIRIES I HAVE MET 12 exquisite fairy tales written by Mrs Rudolph Stawell and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features 12 enchanting fairy tales in the tue-est sense of the word. Any children’s book containing illustrations by the great Edmund Dulac is immediately set above all others. Originally published in 1910, the twelve stories are accompanied by 8 full-colour illustrations from a master of the golden age of publishing – Edmund Dulac. These images have rigorously painted backgrounds and truly stunning images, creating a visual and literal masterpiece for young people. The 12 stories in this volume are: The Bird of Shadows and the Sun-Bird The Sea-Fairy and the Land-Fairy, and how they quarrelled Princess Orchid's Party The Cloud that had no Lining The Fairies who changed Places The Making of the Opal The Big Spider's Diamonds A Little Girl in a Book The Fairy who was looking for a Home The Box of Dreams The Fairy who had only One Wing The Little Boy from Town This book was dedicated to a little girl named Penelope, ‘so that she may love the fairies, and keep the sunbeam always in her heart’ which we know will be true, even today, for all the young readers, new to this wonderful collection of fairy tales. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Fairies I have Met, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, bedtime stories, children’s stories, Agatha, beautiful, box, boy, cave, Christabel, Crystal, diamonds, Dreams, Drop of Crystal, Eitel, fire, Flitterwing, flowers, Granny, Gretel, heart, heather, Hedgeflower, jewels, king, little girl, magic, Mermaid, Michael, Mist of the Morning, moonshine fairies, Mountain, Orchid, Opal, pearls, Princess, palace, queen, rain fairies, rosebud, Sapphire, sea fairy, Sister, snowflakes, Spider, Starblossom, sunbeam, sun fairies, Sweet of the Mountain, treasures, water, white horse, wings, Wise

Download or read book IT S YOUR FAIRY TALE YOU KNOW A Fairytale Adventure written by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for all little boys and girls who love fairies and pixies. Hewe we have a story about a boy named Wendell, who lives in Boston and likes fairy stories and baseball MUCH more than he likes fractions – but he does like reading and can be found in the children’s section of the library on most days. He even checked fairytale books out of the library and took them home with him. At night his parents had to take the books away from him as he was quite often found in the early hours of the morning reading a book under his covers with a torch. Then Wendell reads about the Wishing Stone. On making enquiries he finds it is no longer where his book said it would be and he starts to make enquiries as to its current whereabouts – and so starts Wendell’s adventure across Boston and into the land of Fairydom. This volume is sure to keep you and your young ones enchanted for hours, if not because of the quantity, then their quality. They will have you coming back for more time and again. ============ KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, childrens stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy kingdom, ethereal, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, happy place, happiness, laughter, Wishing Stone, Pixie Starts It, First Task, Wendell, Unexpected, Ally, Frog, Out Of The Common, extraordinary, Enchanted Maiden, Midnight Spell, Cousin Virginia, Caller, Break, Charm, spell, Giant, House, Cloak Of Darkness, invisibility, Blind Man’s Buff, bluff, Cap Of Thought, Magic Book, Choice, Happy Family, Sammy, Tries His Hand, Acorn, Beacon, Beauteous, Beautiful, Boston, Cap, Cousin, electric, freckle-faced, Kobold, library, magic, Maiden, Mummer, Park, Pixie, riddle, Sammy, school, shape, squirrel, stepmother, Stepsister, telephone, Virginia, Wendell, young

Download or read book THE ROAD to OZ Book 4 in Dorothy s Adventures in the Land of Oz series written by Lyman Frank Baum and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book four of the adventures in Oz books, we find Dorothy Gale back home in Kansas. One day, she and her pet dog Toto meet the Shaggy Man who comes walking past the Gale farm. He is a friendly, yet slightly senile hobo with an optimistic, care free attitude. He politely asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield, which is the nearest town on the prairie. The girl agrees to show him the way, bringing her dog with her. Further on, the road splits into seven paths. They take the seventh one and soon find themselves lost in what appears to be a strange land. The trio meets Button-Bright, a cute and wealthy little boy in a sailor's outfit who is always getting lost. Later, the companions encounter Polychrome, the beautiful and ethereal Daughter of the Rainbow who is stranded on earth. On their journey, the companions eventually come to the peculiar town of Foxville, where anthropomorphic foxes live. With prompting from King Dox of Foxville. Further on they come to Dunkiton and meet King Kik-a-Bray. Later they meet the Musicker, who produces music from his breath, and end up fighting off the Scoodlers, who have a peculiar method of fighting. They manage to cross the Deadly Desert completely surrounding Oz. Upon reaching Oz, Dorothy and her companions are warmly welcomed by old friends and celebrate Dorothy’s return with a great banquet. But did it really happen or was it another dream…….? Contains over 130 pen and ink drawings including 13 full page illustrations. ================ KEYWORDS/TAGS: The Road to Oz, Dorothy Gale, children’s fantasy tale, children’s adventure story, parents with children, parents to be, grandparents, grandparents to be, new uncles, new aunties, brother, sister, afraid, banquet, beasts, Belt, birthday, bubble, Butterfield, Button-Bright, captain, cave, celebration, Chamberlain, chariot, childrens stories, bedtime stories, fables, Santa Claus, companions, Cowardly Lion, creatures, Daughter, donkeys, Dooit, King Dox, Emperor, fairy, fox, Foxville, funny, gold, grand, hole, honor, honour, Hungry, Jack, Johnny, Kansas, Kik-a-bray, Knooks, Lion, Love, Magic, Magnet, magnificent, Majesty, Merryland, music, musicker, Oom, palace, pom-pom, Pumpkinhead, Rainbow, Royal, Saw-Horse, Scarecrow, Scoodlers, Shaggy, silver, sweet, Hungry Tiger, Tik-tok, travelers, travellers, whiskers, Winkies, wise, wonderful

Download or read book THE SAINT OF THE DRAGON S DALE A Young Adult Medieval Action and Adventure written by William S Davis and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic YA tale of the demon-haunted forests of 13th C. Germany. In the Dale of the Dragon, or Der Tal des Drachen, lives a young man named Jerome, the hero of our story. In the surrounding forest lives the witch Martha and her twin ravens which speak of Satan, who even makes an appearance to tempt Jerome to the dark side of life. But what is a haunted forest if it doesn’t have robber barons and outlaws, and what would our story be without Agnes the maiden, who is, of course, in distress. Who is the mysterious Saint of the Dragon's Dale - a powerful, mysterious figure with a dark secret. Will he ride in to save the day, or will he be too late. To find the answers to these, and any other questions you may have, download this little book and find out for yourself. ============ KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children, young adult, stories, bygone era, , Saint of the dragon’s dale, Abbess, abbey, Action, adventure, Agnes, Andreas, angel, Bamberg, Baron, basket, battlement, beasts, Beelzebub, blackened, burgomaster, castle, palace, Christ, Christian, Church, Clement, crucifix, Dale of the Dragon, Dale, Dame, Davis, demons, Devil, Dragon, dungeon, Eisenach, Emperor, forest, Franz, Franz-of-the-Ram’s-Pate, Frederick, Freiherr, Fritz, frowned, furze, gate, Gerda, Germany, glade, God, golden, Goslar, Graf, Count, greenwood, Gustav, Harun, Harz, heaven, helmet, Hems, herald, hermit, holy, Italy, Jerome, hero, heroine, in distress, Jesuit, Johann, Judgment, Kaiser, kiss, knight, lanzknecht, laugh, laughter, Lord, Ludwig, maid, maiden, Martha the Witch, Masterless, Mathilde, men-at-arms, Michael, midnight, moon, moonlight, Mordecai, noble, partridge, paynim, pixies, poacher, portcullis, postern, prayer, Priest, ransom, raven, Rome, rose, Rudolf, Saint, Satan, sheepskin, Sigismund, squire, sun, sword, temptation, Thuringerwald, Thuringia, turn to stone, Ulrich, Wartburg, wench, wicked, Witch, Wolf, Zebek, Zodok

Download or read book THE SHADOW WITCH written by Gertrude Crownfield and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sequel to “Princess White Flame” and is a children’s story about a curse placed on Princess White Flame of the Fire Fairies and how it was lifted. OF all the fairy countries in the world none is more wonderful or beautiful than the country where the Fire Fairies live. Into that land no fairies of the earth, or air, or water dare venture. They would be seared, or changed to ash or vapor. In the very heart of the Fire Country stands the palace of King Red Flame, the gleaming flame-coloured palace, the Palace of Burning Coals. Around it lies a wonderful garden, where paths wind away among great fields of fire lilies, and flame roses lift their heads, and the tall shining trees rustle in the wind with a sound like the whispering of the fire on the hearth. Here in this glowing country the good and happy fairies work and play, and serve their king as all good fairies should. But not all fairies in this land are good and happy. Beyond the glow of the roses and the lilies, beyond all sight of the glimmering trees, there lies another part of the country where the evil fairies live. Here are great Plains of Ash, and huge Caverns of Soot, and stretches of gloom in which the Shadow Witch comes and goes. Here the Imps of Darkness lurk, Dragons crouch, and Wizards dwell. Perhaps sometimes when you have looked into the Fireplace you have seen those dismal plains and darksome valleys. They lie away from the heart of the Fire, at the side of the Hearth, and between the flames and the heaps of ashes. In this story you will hear tell of Prince Radiance, and Princess White Flame who lived in the Fire Country and of many strange and wonderful adventures on which they journeyed on to reach, at last, a never-ending happiness. Yesterday’s Books for Today’s Charities. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity. ============= KEYWORDS/TAGS: children's stories, folklore, fairy tales, folk tales, myths, legends, storyteller, bedtime story, moral stories, happiness, fable, Princess Whiteflame, , Ash, black, blonde, body, break, breast, brother, Burning, Cave, Chimney, Cloak, Coals, cradle, Curling, curls, dark, Dragon, Earth, entrance, errand, evil, Fairies, Fairy, Fire, firm, Flame, Flames, Flying, folds, garden, Giant, Glow, Goblin, gold, golden, Green, Grey, head, King, Land, love, magic, Majesty, messenger, palace, pass, presence, Prince, Princess, pure, Queen, Radiance, Red, restore, rose, Shadow, shining, Smoke, Soot, spell, Sword, Veil, wand, whisper, white, Whiteflame, wicked, Wind, Wisdom, Wise, Witch, Wizard,

Download or read book Woolton History Tour written by David Paul and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guided tour of the historic town of Woolton, showing how the places you know and love have changed over the centuries.

Download or read book PUCK S BROOM the adventures of George and Alexander in Once Upon a Time Land written by Kathleen L. Nixon and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herein are the Wonderful Adventures of George Henry & His Dog Alexander Who Went to Seek Their Fortune in the ONCE UPON A TIME LAND – the land of dreams. George did not believe in fairies, until he me a very special frog. What happened next you ask and what happened on midsummer’s eve? How did the dream-music affect him while he was ill and what did George dream about? How did the hour-glass fit into his dream and just how many adventures did George and Alexander have? 10% of the profit from the sale of this book are donated to charities. ================== KEYWORDS/TABS: Puck’s broom, george arrives, fairies Alexander, grow up, birthday party, fireworks, surprise, old frog, midsummer eve, invitation, party in the wood, dream-music, doctor, land of dreams, story-book, green gate, twisty-curly path, old man, seashore, hour-glass, father time, fortune, adventures, golden weathercock, once-upon-a-time, dragon, strange country, catch-my-tail, witch, high mountains, tower, giant, sad, glowing mountains, tom tiddler, funny little man, gold and silver, golden sausage, over the hills and far away, sir Tristram, topsy-turvy, umbrella, castle, thousand towers, knight, quest, court, beautiful, princess fortunate, enchanted princess, great forest, mysterious voices, magician's castle, the black lake, prince, bicycle, glass hill, terrible guardians, vanquish, password, magic charm, patchwork, counterpane, chinese box-trick, beautiful queen, fairyland, folklore, fairy tale, myth, legend, fable, children’s story, children’s book,