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Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Folklore of Sussex written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1973 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752499998
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Folklore of Sussex written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape features and ancient churches which involve such colourful themes as lost bells, buried treasures, dragons, fairies and the devil. There are also traditions relating to ghosts, graves and gibbets and the strange powers of witches. This book, when it was first published in 1973, was the first to be entirely devoted to Sussex folklore. This new edition contains information collected over the last thirty years, updated accounts of county customs and, alongside the original line drawings, is illustrated with photographs and printed ephemera relating to Sussex lore.
Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752493965
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Sussex Folk Tales written by Michael O'Leary and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With screaming demons in Wealdon copses and dragons lurking in bottomless ponds, the folk tales of Sussex truly represent the diversity of the area. Meet knuckers and willocks, mawkins and marsh monsters, the Piltdown Man, Lord Moon of Amberley Swamp and the princess of the Mixon Hole. There is also something terrible crawling to Crawley from Gatwick, which develops a degraded appetite in a bin ... From ghosts and madmen to witches and wise women, Michael O’Leary reveals many of the hidden horrors of Sussex – horrors that can be found in the most beautiful places, or that lurk beneath the seemingly mundane. Amid these dark tales are stories of humour and silliness, of love, lust and passion.
Author : Untruth Seekers
Publisher : Coghurst Press
ISBN 13 : 1739132319
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Sussex Roots written by Untruth Seekers and published by Coghurst Press. This book was released on with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every May Day, bundles of branches tied with colourful ribbons appear on Hastings’ shopfronts and streetlamps. Drumming swells as crowds of green-clad bogies, festival-goers in shorts and t-shirts, and Morris dancers fill Hastings’ winding streets. And then comes the main event: Jack in the Green’s wizened face appears on a towering cone of leaves topped with a crown at the centre of the festivities. The Jack in the Green festival marks the passage of spring to summer. But from where does this bizarre tradition originate? The roots are too tangled to know for sure, and the first recording of the festival was in 1770. However, some believe celebrations of the ‘Green Man’ hail from the pagan Anglo-Saxons who established England’s historic county of Sussex, and the myth transformed with each subsequent generation. But Jack in the Green is only one of Sussex’s many mysteries. Fearsome beasts, terrifying giants, cackling witches, and plucky fairies are just a few of the creatures populating the folklore of this strange and savage land. Ending with the modern celebration of the Jack in the Green festival, this collection of stories traces the roots of Sussex’s centuries of tall tales, mythology, and folklore.
Author : Xanthe Gresham-Knight
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750988363
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Sussex Folk Tales for Children written by Xanthe Gresham-Knight and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this collection have slipped on a sunbeam, skidded on the dew and sprinted fast as a fox to be here with you. Of course, they're true, puffed on to the page with a hint of lavender and a gust of sage. They tell of Sussex: its sparkling seas; chalk giants; wise witches and crossdressing smugglers. Once you've heard them, you'll know that when leaves skitter, it's Puck, the sprite of Sussex, fighting with his sister the Fairy Queen. When you hear laughter in the forest, it's Flint, the phantom highwayman making his escape, and when you run over the Downs, you'll remember they were shaped by the Devil's buttocks. These tales – specially chosen for the enjoyment of 7- to 11-year-old readers – sparkle with magic and explode with adventure. Not only will children love to read them, or listen to them being read, these stories will also stimulate an interest in the county and help children engage with their own surroundings.
Author : Tony Wales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857702170
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Treasury of Sussex Folklore written by Tony Wales and published by . This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019210019X
Total Pages : 997 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (921 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of English Folklore written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 997 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are there any legends about cats? Is Cinderella an English story? What is (or was) a Mumming Play? The subject of folklore covers an extremely wide field, with connections to virtually every aspect of life. It ranges from the bizarre to the seemingly mundane. Similarly, folklore is as much afeature of the modern technological age as the ancient world, of every part of the country, both urban and rural, and of every age group and occupation. Containing 2,000 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this new reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as the Babesin the Wood, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleeds and wishbones to cats and hot cross buns.
Author : Frederick Ernest Sawyer
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019399330
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Sussex Folk-lore And Customs Connected With The Seasons written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of traditional folklore and customs in the county of Sussex, England, as they relate to the changing seasons. Written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer. 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.
Author : Joanna Gilar
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
ISBN 13 : 1577151275
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (771 download)
Download or read book The World Treasury of Fairy Tales & Folklore written by Joanna Gilar and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and fairy tales from various folklore traditions.
Author : Dorothy Williams Pepper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Folklore of Sussex County, Delaware written by Dorothy Williams Pepper and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191578525
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of English Folklore written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-09 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
Author : J. Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780859321693
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (216 download)
Download or read book Sussex Legends & Folklore written by J. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy Baycroft
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004211586
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century written by Timothy Baycroft and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using an interdiciplinary approach, this book brings together work in the fields of history, literary studies, music, and architecture to examine the place of folklore and representations of 'the people' in the development of nations across Europe during the 19th century.
Author : Frederick Ernest Sawyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Sussex folk-lore and customs connected with the seasons written by Frederick Ernest Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Lovett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Folklore & Legend of the Surrey Hills and of the Sussex Downs & Forests written by Edward Lovett and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Bartels
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000348040
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Devil and the Victorians written by Sarah Bartels and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition of the significance of the supernatural in a Victorian context. Studies of nineteenth-century spiritualism, occultism, magic, and folklore have highlighted that Victorian England was ridden with spectres and learned magicians. Despite this growing body of scholarship, little historiographical work has addressed the Devil. This book demonstrates the significance of the Devil in a Victorian context, emphasising his pervasiveness and diversity. Drawing on a rich array of primary material, including theological and folkloric works, fiction, newspapers and periodicals, and broadsides and other ephemera, it uses the diabolic to explore the Victorians' complex and ambivalent relationship with the supernatural. Both the Devil and hell were theologically contested during the nineteenth century, with an increasing number of both clergymen and laypeople being discomfited by the thought of eternal hellfire. Nevertheless, the Devil continued to play a role in the majority of English denominations, as well as in folklore, spiritualism, occultism, popular culture, literature, and theatre. The Devil and the Victorians will appeal to readers interested in nineteenth-century English cultural and religious history, as well as the darker side of the supernatural.
Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198827369
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book The Triumph of the Moon written by Ronald Hutton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully updated new edition of Ronald Hutton's classic history of modern pagan witchcraft, published to mark the twentieth anniversary of this landmark text. Triumph of the Moon presents an authoritative insight into an aspect of modern cultural history which has attracted sensational publicity but has hitherto been little understood.
