Forgotten Folk-Tales of the English Counties (Rle Folklore)

ISBN-13: 9781138842953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 232 str.

Ruth L. Tongue

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Dragon Lore  2. Uncanny Folk  3. Rivers and Trees  4. Witches and Saints  5. Ghosts and Evil Spirits  6. Rhozzums and a Liddlin  7. Giants and Monsters  8. The People of the Hills  9. Legends and Folk Tales  10. Wood and Water  11. Ghosts and Evil Spirits  12. Rhozzums  13. Old Tales and New  14. The Fair Folk  15. Legends  16. Withes and Evil Spirits  17. Ghosts and Curses  18. Rhozzums

O autorze

Ruth Tongue