With dark tales of ghosts and madmen, witches and wise women, gibbering rats and dragons, yet also with humour, silliness and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, these folk tales represent the diversity of Hampshire.
With dark tales of ghosts and madmen, witches and wise women, gibbering rats and dragons, yet also with humour, silliness and evocative tales of love,...
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Mike O'Leary. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories from Sussex reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Sussex has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from dragons lurking in bottomless pits and screaming demons hiding under hills to legends of witches, wise women and ghosts. These stories, illustrated with 25 line drawings, bring alive the landscape of the county's rolling hills and dramatic coast. Mike O'Leary is a...
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Mike O'Leary. Their origi...
The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and recent, powerful and fantastical, real and imaginary, as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find chilling tales of a pond that fills with blood on Lammas Eve; a plague coach careening down a remote country lane; lost tombs in the forest; hovering skulls and something unnamable lurking in a Southampton sewer, all brought to life by noted storyteller Michael O Leary. Richly illustrated with thirty original drawings, these spooky tales are perfect for reading under the covers on dark, stormy nights."
The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and recent, powerful and fantastical, real and imaginary, as the ghosts they feature. Here you ...