Download or read book Goblin Tales of Lancashire written by James Bowker and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful little collection of entertaining faerie and supernatural tales. Filled with several unique characters and stories, this book will make a perfect addition to your fantasy collection.

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 Goblin Tales of Lancashire written by James Bowker and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 280 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 Goblin Tales of Lancashire written by James Bowker (F.R.G.S.I.) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Goblin Tales of Lancashire With Illustrations from Drawings by the Late Charles Gliddon written by James BOWKER (F.R.G.S.I.) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beyond Faery written by John T. Kruse and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behold the Mysteries of the Faery Beasts Beyond the faery realms, all sorts of magical creatures lurk. This book explores the most fearsome beasts that have been known to meddle in human affairs. Renowned faery expert John T. Kruse reveals the secret lives of merfolk, meremaids, river sprites, kelpies, hags, banshees, and many more. These are not the fanciful faeries and kindly beings found in light entertainment. Instead, you will discover hobs, goblins, bogies, and daemon dogs—magical creatures that are more apt to terrify than to help. Beyond Faery shares the features, habits, and history of dozens of these otherworldly beasts, since learning their ways may be just what you need to survive an encounter of your own.

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 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 Haunted England written by Jennifer Westwood and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watch out for a ghostly ship and its spectral crew off the coast of Cornwall Listen for the unearthly tread and rustling silk dress of Darlington's Lady Jarratt Shiver at the malevolent apparition of 50 Berkeley Square that no-one survives seeing Beware the black dog of Shap Fell: a sighting warns of fatal accidents England's past echoes with stories of unquiet spirits and hauntings, of headless highwaymen and grey ladies, indelible bloodstains and ghastly premonitions. Here, county by county, are the nation's most fascinating supernatural tales and bone-chilling legends: from a ghostly army marching across Cumbria to the vanishing hitchhiker of Bluebell Hill, from the gruesome Man-Monkey of Shropshire to the phantom congregation who gather for a 'Sermon of the Dead' ...

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 TIK TOK of OZ Book 8 in the Land of Oz Series written by L. Frank Baum and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tik-Tok of Oz is the eighth “Land of Oz” book written by L. Frank Baum, published on June 19, 1914. The book is primarily the quest of the Shaggy Man (introduced in The Road to Oz) to rescue his brother, and his resulting conflict with the Nome King. The Shaggy Man relates how Ozma sent him here via the Magic Belt because he wanted to find his brother, who went digging underground in Colorado and disappeared. He surmised that the Nome King, ruler of the underground Nome Kingdom, captured him. They meet up with Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter, and they rescue Tik-Tok from the well where the Nome King had tossed him. Once Tik-Tok is wound up, he accompanies Betsy, Hank, the Shaggy Man, Ozga, and Polychrome to their chance encounter with Queen Ann and her army. In a rage, Queen Ann orders them to be seized and bound, but Private Files — the only private in this army of generals, colonels, and majors — refuses to bind innocent girls. He resigns his commission on the spot. When Queen Ann learns of the riches to be found in the Nome King's underground kingdom, she calms down and accepts the services of Tik-Tok as her new private. The Nome King (who has recovered from having drunk the Water of Oblivion in The Emerald City of Oz) is aghast at this group coming toward his underground kingdom. Since no one can be killed in Oz, the Nome King seeks to discourage them, first by taking them through the Rubber Country, and then disposing of them by dropping them through the Hollow Tube, a conduit leading to the other side of the world. What happens next you ask? Well, you’ll just have to download and read this book for yourself to find out! YESTERDAY’S BOOKS FOR TODAY’S CHARITIES 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity. ============= KEYWORDS-TAGS: folklore, fairytale, fairy, tale, fantasy, children’s story, bedtime story, childrens book, Land of Oz, Emerald City, Wonderful, Wizard of Oz, Action, Adventure, Childrens, bedtime story, fairy tale, Children’s Books, , Dorothy, Tik-Tok of Oz, , Ann, Army, Betsy, book 8, cavern, conquer, copper, dragon, dog, eighth, Emerald City, Forest, General, girl, gold, great, Guph, Hank, Jinjin, Kaliko, King, Kingdom, Land of Oz, lion, Love, magic, Magnet, Majesty, Metal, Monarch, mule, Nome, officers, Oogaboo, Ozma of Oz, Polychrome, Princess, Queen, Quox, Rainbow, Rak, Rose, Roses, Royal, Ruggedo, Ruler, Scarecrow, Shaggy, , silver, , Tin Man, Tititi-Hoochoo, Toto, Tube, underground, Yellow Brick Road, Wizard

Download or read book QUEEN ZIXI OF IX more adventures Oz style Adventures written by L Frank Baum and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ Book 7 in the Land of Oz series written by L. Frank Baum and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of “The Patchwork Girl” first published by L. Frank Baum in 1913, is a children's novel, the 7th set in the “Land of Oz” series. The book has 121 exquisite BnW and Colour illustrations by John R. Neill. Our story goes this…….“Ojo the Unlucky” is a young Munchkin boy who is devoted to life with his uncle Unc Nunkie in the wilderness. On the verge of starvation they goe to see a neighbouring "magician", Dr. Pipt, who is an old friend of Unc. While there they see a demonstration of the Pipt-made Powder of Life, which, after saying the magic words, animates any object it touches. Unfortunately, Unc Nunkie and Dr. Pipt's wife also the sufferer of the consequences of another of the Doctor's inventions, the Liquid of Petrifaction, which turns them into solid marble statues. This sets Ojo onto a quest to find the five ingredients for the antidote to the Liquid Petrifaction. But will he find them all and get back in time to stop the petrifaction taking a permanent hold? Well, you’ll just have to download and read this book for yourself to find out! YESTERDAY’S BOOKS FOR TODAY’S CHARITIES 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity. ============= KEYWORDS-TAGS: Patchwork girl of Oz, alive, angry, bad, basket, beast, beautiful, brains, Bungle, butterfly, Cat, cave, Champion, Chief, Chiss, City, clover, color, Country, Crooked, Diksey, dog, Dorothy, Dr. Pipt, Emerald, feet, forest, gate, Glass, gold, Good, green, heart, Hoppers, Horner, inquisitive, Jack, journey, Law, magic, Magician, marble, Margolotte, mountain, Munchkin, music, Nunkie, odd, Ojo, Oz, Ozma, palace, Patchwork, phonograph, Powder, Princess, prisoner, Pumpkinhead, Quadling, queer, quills, raft, river, royal, Ruler, Sawhorse, Scarecrow, Scraps, Shaggy, six-leaved, Soldier, Toto, travelers, Unc Nunkie, uncle, Unlucky, Whiskers, Wizard, Woodman, Woozy, Yoop, folklore, fairytale, fairy, tale, fantasy, children’s story, bedtime story, childrens book, Land of Oz, Emerald City, Wonderful, Wizard of Oz, Action, Adventure, Childrens, bedtime story, fairy tale, Children’s Books,

Download or read book THE MOON PRINCESS A Fairy Tale written by Edith Ogden Harrison and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heavens were a stainless blue, and the Moon shone out of them arrayed in silvery garments. One by one the sky’s matchless jewels, the stars, peeped out, studding that great ceiling with flashing diamond-points, until the whole dome was a glittering mass of blue and silver. Calm and majestic the Moon glided over her star-studded pathway; but, in spite of her glorious beauty and brilliancy, she was really sad and sick at heart. Ethelda, her best beloved, the youngest and dearest of her children, had just made a request the granting of which caused her that night bitterest sorrow. Ethelda had asked no less than this: to visit the Earth and spend her honeymoon there! Prince Dorion came with a great retinue of knights, all dressed in shining gold wrought in the Sun’s fiery furnace, and bringing wonderful jewels to his bride. The Moon Queen, not to be outdone in magnificence, showered silver in plenty upon them both, and bade one hundred of her loveliest maidens accompany the bridal pair upon their journey. And so they set off across the heavens on their way to Earth….. But what adventures await the young couple? How will the little folk, the fairies, like this? Will the Prince and the Princess’ brilliance overshadow Earth’s Fairy King and Queen, annoying them, or will they be welcomed with open arms? Well, the only way to find out is to download the book and read this wonderful tale of fairies, fairy Kings and Queens and fairy Princes and Princesses. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ============ Abela Publishing – Publishing Yesterday’s books for Today’s Charities 10% of the book’s profit is donated to charities. ============ ABOUTH THE AUTHOR Edith Ogden Harrison (November 16, 1862 – May 22, 1955) was a well-known and prolific author of children's books and fairy tales in the early decades of the twentieth century. She was also the wife of Carter Harrison, Jr., five-term mayor of Chicago. KEYWORDS/TAGS: The Moon Princess, Fairy tales, fairytales, children’s stories, bedtime stories, fables, Asgard, beach, beautiful, bride, brilliant, cave, circle, clouds, colors, colours, companions, crimson, daughter, diamonds, Prince Dorion, dwarf, Earth, Princess Ethelda, fairies, Fairyland, flowers, forest, Fronto, golden, handsome, happy, heart, heavens, jewels, joy, King, Queen, ladder, lake, love, magician, magnificent, maiden, Majesty, marry, mermaids, mist, mountains, music, Ocean, Oswald, palace, pink, pleasure, rainbow, rescue, Selene, shine, Silver, skies, soft, sparkling, splendor, sprites, Star, stones, Sun, sword, thousands, valley, veil, voice, waves, wedding, wicked, yellow

Download or read book The Story of Princess Nobody A Children s Tale from Fairyland written by Andrew Lang and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Princess Nobody is a tale from Fairy Land. A Charming story with equally charming illustrations which enhance the narrative of a much-loved classic that tells the story of Prince Comical and his search for the diminutive princess who doesn’t have a name. To backtrack, the king and queen were childless, and a hasty promise was made by the King of the Fairies when a dwarf offers to provide him and his queen with a much-desired child. The condition was for her hand in marriage when she was old-enough. True to his promise, a child was soon conceived…… As a young girl, the princess lived a charmed life with loving parents, a doting fairy-Godmother and the birds of the forest as her companions. The dwarf reappeared at the appointed time only for the king to realise what he had promised. Princess Nobody is whisked away and hidden deep in the forest in order to protect her. At first several royal suitors seek her out but without success. Finally, Prince Comical succeeds in his search for the diminutive princess overcoming a number of obstacles in his attempt to find her. He woos her and they fall in love and marry (look for the cute image of the prince and princess kissing across the top of a mushroom!) Realising the princess’ predicament has not altered, the prince and princess make a departure and disappear after the marriage and escape the dwarf, and the story has a “happy ever after” ending. Elves, fairies, dwarfs and other denizens of fairyland will prove irresistible to anyone enchanted by the fantasy world of sprites and other little people. Written by Andrew Lang in 1884, the master folklorist, after he saw the illustrations of Richard Doyle. This volume contains 61 BnW and colour illustrations by Doyle. We invite you to curl up with your young ones with this unique sliver of Bedtime Fairy culture not seen in print for many-a-year, and immerse yourself and your children in the tales and fables of yesteryear. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ---------------------------- KEYWORDS: the story of princess nobody, fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, fairies, elves, pixies, pixy, pisky, piskies, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, fables, Prince Comical, forest, king, queen, fairy-godmother, birds, friends, quest, seek, love, marry, kiss, niente, mushrooms, butterfly, butterflies

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 Paranormal Lancashire written by Daniel J. Codd and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in Lancashire.