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About this book
This spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together folk tales from across England in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a second treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers performing in the country today.
From wandering kings and ethereal fairies to battling dragons and the fabled Apple Tree Man, this book celebrates the distinct character of England's different customs, beliefs and dialects, and is a treat for all who enjoy a good yarn.
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Publisher
The History PressYear
2025eBook ISBN
9781837050338Table of contents
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- Cornwall: The Piskey Thresher
- Devonshire: The Founding of Britain: Brute the Trojan and Gogmagog
- Somerset: The Apple Tree Man
- Dorset: The Abbey Bells
- Gloucestershire: The Royalist Ferryman
- Wiltshire: The Fairies of Hackpen Hill
- Hampshire: Orfeo and the King Under Twyford Down
- Berkshire: Fight Me or Wed Me
- Oxfordshire: Frideswide and the Treacle Well
- Sussex: The Legend of the Devil’S Dyke
- Surrey : The Trial of Joan Butts, So-Called Witch of Ewell
- London: London Bridge
- Herefordshire: Black Vaughan
- Worcestershire : Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
- Shropshire : Nellie in the Churchyard
- Staffordshire: Ned Saunterer
- Bedfordshire: Finding the Source
- Essex: The Coccodil’s Story
- Norfolk: The Peddlar of Swaffham
- Suffolk: The Suffolk Black and the Essex Red
- Northamptonshire: The Angel and the Cross
- Nottinghamshire : Old Jackey Peet
- Derbyshire: The Devil in the Church Porch
- Cheshire: The Congleton Bear
- Cumbria: Long Meg
- Aira Force
- Lancashire: Lady Sybil and the Milk-White Doe, Sabden
- South yorkshire: Carconan On The Don
- East yorkshire: Saltersgate Inn
- North yorkshire: Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
- West yorkshire: The Rocky Road of Love
- County durham: Nicky Nacky Field
- Northumberland: The Henhole