Download or read book Yorkshire s Strangest Tales written by Leonora Rustamova and published by Portico. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Yorkshire, or as it is sometimes beautifully referred to, God’s Own County. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Yorkshire, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Strangest Series now comes an eBook devoted to one of England’s most beautiful valley regions. Located in the upper body of Britain’s old man, Yorkshire is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Dale walking stick at. Home of Robin Hood (he was born in Barnsdale), Guy Fawkes, Dick Turpin and Dracula (Bram Stoker wrote part of the vampire tale in a Whitby hotel!) and, some say, the birthplace of modern civilization even began in Leeds! But you’ll have to read the book to find out why. Yorkshire’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the county’s best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned.
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 212 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 Strange Meeting In A Country Churchyard written by Paul Ainsley and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-13 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of ten short stories set in Yorkshire, England. All except one were written over the past four years and are contemporary tales, dramatic in form. They include elements of the paranormal and shocking or disturbing events that can occur in the life of ordinary people. All stem from the Yorkshire-born writer's imagination. Alongside murder and betrayal there is poignancy and at least one story of a humorous nature. It concerns a meeting between a polar bear and a penguin on the summit of Pen-y-Ghent.
Download or read book Teachers Strangest Tales written by Iain Spragg and published by Portico. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom – and they’re all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone’s infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is a real education. An ideal end-of-year teacher gift, this fascinating book is also a must-read for anyone who’s ever been to school. So stop talking at the back, pay attention and start reading! Word count: 45,000
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events written by S. Baring-Gould and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the mysterious and intriguing world of Yorkshire with S. Baring-Gould's collection of legends, historical accounts, and peculiar incidents. "Yorkshire Oddities" offers readers a unique glimpse into the rich tapestry of Yorkshire's past, filled with curious events and legendary tales. This compilation is a treasure trove for history buffs and those fascinated by the unusual and the arcane.
Download or read book Strange Tales written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, was also a master of the short story in which he was able to combine the strange and unnerving in order to draw the reader into the world of his own dark imaginings.This collection presents the best of these strange tales in which ghosts, monsters and inexplicable happenings abound.
Download or read book Haunted Yorkshire written by Nick Tyler and published by History Press. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yorkshire ghost stories, legends and history
Download or read book Strange Whitby Tales written by Chris Firth and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghostly and supernatural folklore tales from ancient Whitby and its surrounding area, North Yorkshire, England. 12 of these tales were published, 1 per month, in the local Whitby magazine, The Whitby Advertiser. Others have been collected from local contributors. Don't be too afraid to but this astounding book! The first paperback run will be sold to raise funds for the RNLI Whitby charity (ie the local lifeboat).
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events written by Sabine Baring-Gould and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Download or read book Weird England written by Matt Lake and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the bizarre, a collection of entertaining, illustrated travel guides features a host of oddball curiosities, ghosts and haunted places, local legends, cursed roads, crazy characters, and unusual roadside attractions that can be found in England.
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events 5th Ed written by S. BARING-GOULD and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Improbability Principle written by David J. Hand and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they're commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle roughly once every month. But Hand is no believer in superstitions, prophecies, or the paranormal. His definition of "miracle" is thoroughly rational. No mystical or supernatural explanation is necessary to understand why someone is lucky enough to win the lottery twice, or is destined to be hit by lightning three times and still survive. All we need, Hand argues, is a firm grounding in a powerful set of laws: the laws of inevitability, of truly large numbers, of selection, of the probability lever, and of near enough. Together, these constitute Hand's groundbreaking Improbability Principle. And together, they explain why we should not be so surprised to bump into a friend in a foreign country, or to come across the same unfamiliar word four times in one day. Hand wrestles with seemingly less explicable questions as well: what the Bible and Shakespeare have in common, why financial crashes are par for the course, and why lightning does strike the same place (and the same person) twice. Along the way, he teaches us how to use the Improbability Principle in our own lives—including how to cash in at a casino and how to recognize when a medicine is truly effective. An irresistible adventure into the laws behind "chance" moments and a trusty guide for understanding the world and universe we live in, The Improbability Principle will transform how you think about serendipity and luck, whether it's in the world of business and finance or you're merely sitting in your backyard, tossing a ball into the air and wondering where it will land.
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events Vol 1 2nd Ed written by S. BARING-GOULD and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities written by S Baring Gould and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events written by S. 1834-1924 Baring-Gould and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.
Download or read book Yorkshire Oddities Incidents and Strange Events Vol 2 3rd Ed Contents written by S. BARING-GOULD and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford s Strangest Tales written by Malcolm Horton and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
