Download or read book Tales of Old Northumberland written by Joan Morgan and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is full of traditional local stories including The Tragic Radcliffes of Dilston Hall, Disaster at New Hartley, The Hexham Riot and The Thorngrafton Find, including illustrations.
Download or read book Northumberland Folk Tales written by Malcolm Green and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. The book other magical characters such as the Netherwitton worm who guards a secret well and the Hedley Kow that plays audacious tricks on humans. Accompanying these, there is the sound of human feet; saints seek refuge, ancient kings fight for land and salvation, and border folk pit themselves against one another with both wit and sword. Illustrated with thirty beautiful and evocative drawings by Rachel Edwards, this panoply of characters, together with ghosts, witches and the land itself, is brought to life by professional storyteller Malcolm Green. Northumberland, a borderland abounds with stories of the mysterious fairy folk, along with.
Download or read book Tales of Northumbria written by Howard Pease and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Howard Pease writes about Northumbria. Some notable titles discussed in the book are A long main' -- The squire's last ride -- À l'outrance -- 'T'owd squire' -- An 'ammytoor' detective -- 'In memoriov'm' -- 'The heckler' upon womenfolk –etc. Excerpt: "It is generally admitted that your Northumbrian pre-eminently possesses the quality which the pious but worldly Scotchman was used to pray for, namely, 'a guid conceit o' hissel'.' It is the more unfortunate, therefore, that of late years a considerable landslip should have taken place in the ground whereon his reputation rested. The local poet no longer hymns the 'Champions o' Tyneside,' for Chambers and Renforth and other heroes have long since departed, leaving 'no issue."
Download or read book Northumberland Folk Tales written by Malcolm Green and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. The book other magical characters such as the Netherwitton worm who guards a secret well and the Hedley Kow that plays audacious tricks on humans. Accompanying these, there is the sound of human feet; saints seek refuge, ancient kings fight for land and salvation, and border folk pit themselves against one another with both wit and sword. Illustrated with thirty beautiful and evocative drawings by Rachel Edwards, this panoply of characters, together with ghosts, witches and the land itself, is brought to life by professional storyteller Malcolm Green.
Download or read book The Long Pack written by James Hogg and published by . This book was released on 179? with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Northumberland Folk Tales written by Rosalind Kerven and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Long Pack a Northumberland Tale an Hundred Years Old written by James Hogg and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of Northumbria written by Howard Pease and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Howard Pease writes about Northumbria. Some notable titles discussed in the book are A long main' -- The squire's last ride -- À l'outrance -- 'T'owd squire' -- An 'ammytoor' detective -- 'In memoriov'm' -- 'The heckler' upon womenfolk –etc. Excerpt: "It is generally admitted that your Northumbrian pre-eminently possesses the quality which the pious but worldly Scotchman was used to pray for, namely, 'a guid conceit o' hissel'.' It is the more unfortunate, therefore, that of late years a considerable landslip should have taken place in the ground whereon his reputation rested. The local poet no longer hymns the 'Champions o' Tyneside,' for Chambers and Renforth and other heroes have long since departed, leaving 'no issue."
Download or read book Northumberland written by Calvin Warren Gutelius and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk Tales of the North Country written by Frederick Grice and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Among Our Books written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of Northumbria written by Pease Howard and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book The Hermit of Warkworth a Northumberland Tale on Three Fits written by Thomas Percy (Bishop of Dromore.) and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghostly Tales of Northumbria written by Davydd Chong and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine eerie tales based on the folklore of Northumberland and Durham.
Download or read book The Hermit of Warkworth a Northumberland Tale A Ballad With an Account of Warkworth Hermitage and Warkworth Castle written by Thomas Percy (Bishop of Dromore.) and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illustrated Tales of Northumberland written by Rob Kirkup and published by Illustrated Tales of. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover some surprising, intriguing and curious stories, myths and legends from the county of Northumberland.
Download or read book A History of Northumberland in Three Parts Ancient records and historical papers 3 v written by John Hodgson and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
