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Cambridgeshire Folk Tales

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750958057
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Cambridgeshire Folk Tales written by Maureen James and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories. Explore the antics of the inhabitants of the past, including Hereward the Saxon hero; the Fenland giant Tom Hickathrift; the pious Bricstan of Chatteris; the raconteur and skater Chaffe Legge; and Mr Leech, who was carried off by the Devil. You will also discover the hidden history of the area, including how the secret Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather helped King Charles I, and what really happened to King John's treasure. These entertaining tales will delight readers both within Cambridgeshire and elsewhere.

Cambs Folk Tales for Children

Author : Chip Colquhoun
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969059
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Cambs Folk Tales for Children written by Chip Colquhoun and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Cambridgeshire so flat? Probably because of all the giants who used to stomp around it! If you travel to or live in the land of Cambridgeshire, you could be walking in the footsteps of monsters, kings... or even the Devil!Journey through time to meet the giant-slayers of Saxon times, the shapeshifters of Tudor times, women who were incredible survivors... and even Victorian men who travelled on two legs faster than a steam train! What is truth, and what is myth? Decide for yourself after reading these tales of Cambridgeshire – the home of heroes from history.

Cambridgeshire Folk Tales

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750958057
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Cambridgeshire Folk Tales written by Maureen James and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories.Explore the antics of the inhabitants of the past, including Hereward the Saxon hero; the Fenland giant Tom Hickathrift; the pious Bricstan of Chatteris; the raconteur and skater Chaffe Legge; and Mr Leech, who was carried off by the Devil. You will also discover the hidden history of the area, including how the secret Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather helped King Charles I, and what really happened to King John’s treasure. These entertaining tales will delight readers both within Cambridgeshire and elsewhere.

Cambridgeshire Folk Tales for Children

Author : Chip Colquhoun
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969059
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Cambridgeshire Folk Tales for Children written by Chip Colquhoun and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Cambridgeshire so flat? Probably because of all the giants who used to stomp around it! If you travel to or live in the land of Cambridgeshire, you could be walking in the footsteps of monsters, kings... or even the Devil! Journey through time to meet the giant-slayers of Saxon times, the shapeshifters of Tudor times, women who were incredible survivors... and even Victorian men who travelled on two legs faster than a steam train! What is truth, and what is myth? Decide for yourself after reading these tales of Cambridgeshire – the home of heroes from history.

Using Folktales

Author : Eric K. Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521637497
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Using Folktales written by Eric K. Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Folktales provides over 40 ready-to-use activities and dozens of stories which are suitable for all ages from beginner to advanced level. The paperback edition shows teachers how to take advantage of the unique literary characteristics of folk tales to facilitate language learning. It provides over forty ready-to-use activities and dozens of stories. Activities are suitable for all ages and range from beginning to advanced.

The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales

Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110703101X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales written by Maria Tatar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of scholars explores the historical origins, cultural dissemination and continuing literary and psychological power of fairy tales.

Lincolnshire Folk Tales

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750951699
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Lincolnshire Folk Tales written by Maureen James and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincolnshire, a county with many variations in the dialect, once nurtured many folk tales and though these stories may no longer be told as often as they once were, they still resonate within the rural landscape. From the dark tales of the 'Buried Moon', 'The Lincoln Imp', and the 'Werewolf of Langrick Fen', to the humorous tales of 'Ten-Pint Smith', 'The Lad that went to look for Fools' and the 'Farmer and the Boggart', so many of these tales are rooted in the county and take us back to a time when the people would huddle around the fire in the mud and stud cottages to while away the long winter evenings. Such nights would also inspire the telling of tales of witches, fairies, ghosts, giants and dragons. All the stories in Lincolnshire Folk Tales have been thoroughly researched and will be of interest to modern readers (and storytellers), both within the county and elsewhere.

Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore (RLE Folklore)

Author : Enid Porter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000155978
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore (RLE Folklore) written by Enid Porter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enid Porter spent many years collecting and recording from Cambridgeshire people the folk beliefs and customs held and observed in the country, both past and present. The subjects covered in the book, first published in 1969, range from the folklore of courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and plants and the whole world of nature to traditional Cambridgeshire food and drink; from ghosts and witchcraft and the cure of disease to charity and land-letting customs. The traditional occupations of the county, as well as the dress worn by the workers in the various crafts and the tools and implements they used, are also recorded, and there are accounts of various Cambridgeshire sports and pastimes. There is a section on University customs, ranging from the ancient procedure observed at examinations and degree ceremonies, through College Stamps and Mock Funerals, to the appointment made formerly of a Christmas Lord in the Colleges. Miss Porter spent most of her life in Cambridge and her mother’s family have lived there since the sixteenth century, so she includes information based on her own observations and on those of members of her family. The Fenland material has largely been provided by W. H. Barrett, well known through his collections of Fen Tales.

The Book of English Folk Tales

Author : Sybil Marshall
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468315242
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book The Book of English Folk Tales written by Sybil Marshall and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning collection of English folklore featuring stories of beasts, giants, ghosts, saints, and the Devil, as well as moral tales and tales of origins. Master storyteller, social historian, and folklorist Sybil Marshall scoured English history to bring together a fascinating collection of folk tales in one glorious edition. Out-of-print for over thirty years, Overlook is re-issuing this bewitching book to enchant a new audience. From the great mass of folk tales that exists, Sybil Marshall has chosen a wide variety of stories, retelling them with wit and suspense. We have her tales of the little people and of giants, of the Devil and the saints, and supernatural and moral tales. Let Sybil Marshall lead you through the old English countryside, exploring the beliefs and legends of time gone by. This beautiful edition, complete with wood engraved illustrations by John Lawrence, will entertain, educate, and ensnare audiences of all ages. “A compilation of vivid, sometimes fearsome stories . . . The England we visit here has no afternoon teas or jolly rounds of cricket on lovely green lawns. In these pages, the sophisticated reader steps onto older, darker soil half-soaked in blood, superstition, and magic. . . . Wood engravings by John Lawrence deepen our sense of the blackened accretion of centuries in this fascinating collection.” —Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal

Fables and Folk-tales from an Eastern Forest

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Fables and Folk-tales from an Eastern Forest written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Folktales and Legends of Cambridgeshire

Author : Geoffrey M. Dixon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780906791585
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Folktales and Legends of Cambridgeshire written by Geoffrey M. Dixon and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Fairy and Folk Tales

Author : Graham Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429779003
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Fairy and Folk Tales written by Graham Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin. It presents versions of Cinderella, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Snow White, The Frog Prince and a host of others where the similarities to familiar ‘modern’ versions far outweigh the differences. Here we find Cinderella as a courtesan, Snow White coming to a tragic end or an innocent heroine murdering her sisters. We find an emperor’s new clothes where the flatterers compare him to Alexander the Great, or a pair of adulterers caught in a magic trap. Tantalising fragments suggest that there is more to be discovered: we can point to a Sleeping Beauty where the girl takes on the green colouring of the surrounding wood, or we encounter a Rumpelstiltskin connected to a mystery cult. The overall picture suggests a much richer texture of popular tale as a fascinating new legacy of antiquity. This volume breaks down the traditional barriers between Classical Mythology and the fairy tale, and will be an invaluable resource for anyone working on the history of fairy tales and folklore.

Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo

Author : Hinrich Rink
Publisher : Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo written by Hinrich Rink and published by Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood. This book was released on 1875 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indo-European Folk-Tales and Greek Legend

Author : W. R. Halliday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107679087
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Book Synopsis Indo-European Folk-Tales and Greek Legend by : W. R. Halliday

Download or read book Indo-European Folk-Tales and Greek Legend written by W. R. Halliday and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the text of the Gray Lectures delivered in 1932 on the influence of Indo-European legend on Greek myth.

Folk and Fairy Tales

Author : D. L. Ashliman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313058598
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Folk and Fairy Tales written by D. L. Ashliman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-05-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from everyday life and popular culture. Movies, music, art, and literature offer imaginative retellings and interpretations of fairy and folk tales. But despite the pervasiveness of this folklore type, most people have only a vague understanding of these tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It studies the varied manifestations of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre. The volume also includes a glossary and extensive list of works for further reading.

Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Sociology, magic and religion of the Eastern Islanders

Author : Alfred Cort Haddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Sociology, magic and religion of the Eastern Islanders written by Alfred Cort Haddon and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 1, General Ethnography

Author : A. C. Haddon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521179866
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 1, General Ethnography written by A. C. Haddon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume compiles the results of an ethnographical research expedition in the Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Borneo.