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Somerset Folk Tales

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Author : Sharon Jacksties
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752478192
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Somerset Folk Tales written by Sharon Jacksties and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Somerset tales, newly collected or retold with a strong sense of the land and the waters that shaped them, reflect our enduring interest in the natural landscape. Let these stories from the Summer Lands take you on a journey: across wind-wild moors that plummet to treacherous tides traversed by sea morgans; on a scramble from gorges shaped by the Devil's spite to caves dwelled in by bitter witches. Discover ancient mines and dragons' haunts, and emerge into forests and fields to be befriended by bees or bedevilled by fairies; then stroll beside ancient waterways, where willows walk and orchards talk. From Gwyn ap Neath to Joseph of Arimathea, your travelling companions will meet you from legend, history and living memory – from the places where they were once known best. Sharon Jacksties has a sharp eye for the landscape of Somerset and the seen and unseen stories that it holds, a sympathetic ear for the dialect of the South West, and a playful wit that brings this collection of tales to vivid and delightful life.

Somerset Folk Tales for Children

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Author : Sharon Jacksties
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075098824X
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Somerset Folk Tales for Children written by Sharon Jacksties and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you are in Somerset you are never far from mysterious caverns, whispering woods, hidden valleys and places which can't decide whether they are seascapes or landscapes. The ancient Kings Arthur and Alfred hid amongst Somerset's secret waterways, waging the wars and making treaties that forged Britain's history. Outlaws and highwaymen lived on the wildest of moors that plummet into the sea. Ordinary people farmed the land and fished the waters alongside the Little People, the Fair Folk, the fairies and goblins that were as tricksy and unchancy to meet as any smuggler... In this collection, professional storyteller Sharon Jacksties has selected and reworked tales for children aged 7–11 to discover.

The Folklore of Somerset

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Author : Kingsley Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Folklore of Somerset written by Kingsley Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales of the Polden Hills/ by Frances Hariott Wood

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Author : Richard Robert Castell Gregory
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Polden Hills/ by Frances Hariott Wood written by Richard Robert Castell Gregory and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Folktales of England

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Author : Katharine M. Briggs
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022637582X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Folktales of England written by Katharine M. Briggs and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques.”—Journal of American Folklore Tales of unnatural beings, curses, and ghosts, tall tales, shaggy dog stories—this collection from a renowned British folklorist offers a wide historical range, as well as commentaries. If wonder tales are not as abundant in England as elsewhere, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition—stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us. This volume is a “fine, homely feast” for anyone interested in the folklore of the world (Times Educational Supplement). “Should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories.”—Choice “This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man’s attempts to comprehend his world.”—Quartet

Myths, Scenes & Worthies of Somerset

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Author : Edmund Boger
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021457578
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book Myths, Scenes & Worthies of Somerset written by Edmund Boger 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: Discover the rich mythology and history of Somerset with this fascinating collection of stories and legends. From ancient folklore to notable figures in Somerset's past, Myths, Scenes, & Worthies of Somerset offers a glimpse into the region's storied past. 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.

Forgotten Folk-tales of the English Counties (RLE Folklore)

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Author : Ruth Tongue
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000155986
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Folk-tales of the English Counties (RLE Folklore) written by Ruth Tongue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, first published in 1970, Ruth L. Tongue has collected a number of county folk tales recorded by her from childhood onwards, from old people, village children and farm round-the-fire sessions. Many of the beliefs embodied in the gipsy and witchcraft tales are still in practice today among the travelling people and locally ‘gifted’ healers. The tales reveal a good deal of fairy lore, some tree lore, including ghostly trees like Crooker, and the ‘uncanny’ Black Dog makes his appearance in more than one tale. The collection includes several of the long fireside tales which would be told on succeeding evenings on winter nights round the kitchen fire, and rhozzums from various localities.

The Somerset Folk Series

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Author : Somerset Folk Series
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Somerset Folk Series written by Somerset Folk Series and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Folk Tales and Legends

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Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 0203217896
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book British Folk Tales and Legends written by and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.

Somerset Folklore

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Author : Ruth L. Tongue
Publisher : London : Folk-lore Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Somerset Folklore written by Ruth L. Tongue and published by London : Folk-lore Society. This book was released on 1965 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myths, Scenes & Worthies of Somerset

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Author : Mrs. Edmund Boger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Myths, Scenes & Worthies of Somerset written by Mrs. Edmund Boger and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Oral Folk-tales of Wessex

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Author : Kingsley Palmer
Publisher : David & Charles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Oral Folk-tales of Wessex written by Kingsley Palmer and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 1973 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset

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Author : Edmund Boger
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330305898
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset written by Edmund Boger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset The author has somewhat departed from her original intention of making a collection of the myths and legends of Somerset. Unwittingly, fiction glided into fact, and the story developed into history, and it was found difficult, if not impossible, to define their respective limits. For instance, though Arthur is an impalpable and shadowy personage, while Alfred is a most real and substantial one, yet the mingling of truth and fable in the story of each - as connected with Somerset - is only one of degree; and even in later times, myth is so entertwined with the lives of St. Dunstan, of Sir John de Courcy, of Roger Bacon, &c., that, if one tries rudely to tear away the accretions of myth and fable, a maimed and distorted picture is all that is left. Among the legends of Saints are some of rare beauty, full of earnest thought and quaint suggestiveness. It has been endeavoured to show that, instead of being - as they are generally and conveniently classed, with a charming simplicity as - the "lying inventions of the monks," they are in most cases but the loving exaggerations of a simple age, to which every unexplained wonder was a miracle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Some Ballad-legends of Somerset

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Some Ballad-legends of Somerset written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chime Child

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Author : Ruth L. Tongue
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317357647
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Chime Child written by Ruth L. Tongue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1968. The author, a well-known contemporary and friend of folklorist Katharine M. Briggs, collected a tremendous store of folk music material over many years and eventually decided to put some of it on permanent record. This book comprises a cross-section of rescued melodies dating back to medieval days and up to the Victorian early ballads. It describes individual folk singers in Somerset in great detail as personal accounts and documents their lyrics and their tunes, which are all together at the end of the volume.

English Folktales

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Author : Dan Keding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0897899555
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book English Folktales written by Dan Keding and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting collection of traditional English folktales reflects the depth and diversity of the folk heritage of Britain, and illustrates the ties between stories, land, and people. The editors present an enticing assortment of more than 50 tales, gathered from practicing storytellers and organized into sections based on broad themes—The Fool in All His Glory, Wily Wagers and Tall Tales, Holy Days and Days of Heroes, and so forth. There's a story for every listener—from Teeny Tiny and The Pixies' Beds for young children to spooky ghost stories and witch tales, such as Wild Edric and Jenny Greenteeth for older readers and listeners. For each tale, the authors cite a region of origin. Like other titles in the series, the book contains background information: notes on the tales, a brief history of England, a map, photographs, a glossary, and a bibliography of sources. Brief biographies of the tellers are also included. All of these elements combine to form an apt resource for read-alouds and programs, an indispensable source for storytellers, and a great research tool for students. All grade levels.

The Folklore of Somerset

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Author : Kingsley Palmer
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Folklore of Somerset written by Kingsley Palmer and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1976 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: