Passed down from generation to generation, many of Derbyshire's most popular folk tales are gathered together here for the first time. Ranging from stories specific to the region, such as 'The Derby Ram', to others which are local versions of well-known classics, like 'Beauty and the Beast', all of the tales in this collection are rooted in Derbyshire's past. Written to recreate the oral traditions that made these anecdotes popular, this book provides entertainment for all. Richly illustrated with original drawings, accounts of love, loss, heroes and villains are all brought to life through...

Ranging from the silly to the gory and unsettling, this book features Nottinghamshire tales of love, murder, and all kinds of roguery. From historical to fabled, the book includes an array of heroes and villains and lovers of the supernatural will find an abundance of fairies, ghosts, and monsters.

Traditional folk tales from all over Britain in which song or dance shapes the action