- 385 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
About this book
Bewitched by banshees? Fascinated by fairies? Charmed by changelings? If so, add this engrossing collection of folk tales from in and around northern England to your reading list. Not only does author Charles Hardwick present a sizable collection of tales from the region, but he also explains their origins of many of the stories and compares and contrasts them to the similar themes found in other cultures.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter I - The Early Inhabitants of Lancashire and the Neighbouring Counties
- Chapter II - Fire or Sun Worship and its Attendant Superstitions
- Chapter III - Christmas and Yule-Tide Superstitions and Observances
- Chapter IV - Easter Superstitions and Ceremonies
- Chapter V - May-Day Ceremonies and Superstitions
- Chapter VI - Witchcraft
- Chapter VII - Fairies and Boggarts
- Chapter VIII - Fern-Seed and St. John's-Wort Superstitions
- Chapter IX - The Spectre Huntsman and the Furious Host
- Chapter X - Giants, Mythical and Otherwise
- Chapter XI - Were-Wolves and the Transmigration of Souls
- Chapter XII - Sacred and Ominous Birds
- Chapter XIII - The Divining or Wish-Rod, and Superstitions Respecting Trees and Plants
- Chapter XIV - Well Worship and Superstitions Connected with Water
- Chapter XV - Conclusion
- Endnotes