Cambridgeshire Folk Tales

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750958059

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Cambridgeshire Folk Tales by Maureen James Pdf

Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories.Explore the antics of the inhabitants of the past, including Hereward the Saxon hero; the Fenland giant Tom Hickathrift; the pious Bricstan of Chatteris; the raconteur and skater Chaffe Legge; and Mr Leech, who was carried off by the Devil. You will also discover the hidden history of the area, including how the secret Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather helped King Charles I, and what really happened to King John’s treasure. These entertaining tales will delight readers both within Cambridgeshire and elsewhere.

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750958059

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Cambridgeshire Folk Tales by Maureen James Pdf

Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories. Explore the antics of the inhabitants of the past, including Hereward the Saxon hero; the Fenland giant Tom Hickathrift; the pious Bricstan of Chatteris; the raconteur and skater Chaffe Legge; and Mr Leech, who was carried off by the Devil. You will also discover the hidden history of the area, including how the secret Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather helped King Charles I, and what really happened to King John's treasure. These entertaining tales will delight readers both within Cambridgeshire and elsewhere.

Author : Chip Colquhoun
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750969055

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Cambridgeshire Folk Tales for Children by Chip Colquhoun Pdf

Why is Cambridgeshire so flat? Probably because of all the giants who used to stomp around it! If you travel to or live in the land of Cambridgeshire, you could be walking in the footsteps of monsters, kings... or even the Devil! Journey through time to meet the giant-slayers of Saxon times, the shapeshifters of Tudor times, women who were incredible survivors... and even Victorian men who travelled on two legs faster than a steam train! What is truth, and what is myth? Decide for yourself after reading these tales of Cambridgeshire – the home of heroes from history.

Author : Chip Colquhoun
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780750969055

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Cambs Folk Tales for Children by Chip Colquhoun Pdf

Why is Cambridgeshire so flat? Probably because of all the giants who used to stomp around it! If you travel to or live in the land of Cambridgeshire, you could be walking in the footsteps of monsters, kings... or even the Devil!Journey through time to meet the giant-slayers of Saxon times, the shapeshifters of Tudor times, women who were incredible survivors... and even Victorian men who travelled on two legs faster than a steam train! What is truth, and what is myth? Decide for yourself after reading these tales of Cambridgeshire – the home of heroes from history.

Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107031012

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The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar Pdf

An international team of scholars explores the historical origins, cultural dissemination and continuing literary and psychological power of fairy tales.

Author : Eric K. Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 052163749X

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Using Folktales by Eric K. Taylor Pdf

Using Folktales provides over 40 ready-to-use activities and dozens of stories which are suitable for all ages from beginner to advanced level. The paperback edition shows teachers how to take advantage of the unique literary characteristics of folk tales to facilitate language learning. It provides over forty ready-to-use activities and dozens of stories. Activities are suitable for all ages and range from beginning to advanced.

Author : Maureen James
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750951692

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Lincolnshire Folk Tales by Maureen James Pdf

Lincolnshire, a county with many variations in the dialect, once nurtured many folk tales and though these stories may no longer be told as often as they once were, they still resonate within the rural landscape. From the dark tales of the 'Buried Moon', 'The Lincoln Imp', and the 'Werewolf of Langrick Fen', to the humorous tales of 'Ten-Pint Smith', 'The Lad that went to look for Fools' and the 'Farmer and the Boggart', so many of these tales are rooted in the county and take us back to a time when the people would huddle around the fire in the mud and stud cottages to while away the long winter evenings. Such nights would also inspire the telling of tales of witches, fairies, ghosts, giants and dragons. All the stories in Lincolnshire Folk Tales have been thoroughly researched and will be of interest to modern readers (and storytellers), both within the county and elsewhere.

Author : Graham Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429779008

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Ancient Fairy and Folk Tales by Graham Anderson Pdf

This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin. It presents versions of Cinderella, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Snow White, The Frog Prince and a host of others where the similarities to familiar ‘modern’ versions far outweigh the differences. Here we find Cinderella as a courtesan, Snow White coming to a tragic end or an innocent heroine murdering her sisters. We find an emperor’s new clothes where the flatterers compare him to Alexander the Great, or a pair of adulterers caught in a magic trap. Tantalising fragments suggest that there is more to be discovered: we can point to a Sleeping Beauty where the girl takes on the green colouring of the surrounding wood, or we encounter a Rumpelstiltskin connected to a mystery cult. The overall picture suggests a much richer texture of popular tale as a fascinating new legacy of antiquity. This volume breaks down the traditional barriers between Classical Mythology and the fairy tale, and will be an invaluable resource for anyone working on the history of fairy tales and folklore.

Author : Geoffrey M. Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0906791588

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Folktales and Legends of Cambridgeshire by Geoffrey M. Dixon Pdf

Author : W. R. Halliday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107679085

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Indo-European Folk-Tales and Greek Legend by W. R. Halliday Pdf

This book contains the text of the Gray Lectures delivered in 1932 on the influence of Indo-European legend on Greek myth.

Author : Enid Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000155976

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Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore (RLE Folklore) by Enid Porter Pdf

Enid Porter spent many years collecting and recording from Cambridgeshire people the folk beliefs and customs held and observed in the country, both past and present. The subjects covered in the book, first published in 1969, range from the folklore of courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and plants and the whole world of nature to traditional Cambridgeshire food and drink; from ghosts and witchcraft and the cure of disease to charity and land-letting customs. The traditional occupations of the county, as well as the dress worn by the workers in the various crafts and the tools and implements they used, are also recorded, and there are accounts of various Cambridgeshire sports and pastimes. There is a section on University customs, ranging from the ancient procedure observed at examinations and degree ceremonies, through College Stamps and Mock Funerals, to the appointment made formerly of a Christmas Lord in the Colleges. Miss Porter spent most of her life in Cambridge and her mother’s family have lived there since the sixteenth century, so she includes information based on her own observations and on those of members of her family. The Fenland material has largely been provided by W. H. Barrett, well known through his collections of Fen Tales.

Author : D. L. Ashliman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313058592

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Folk and Fairy Tales by D. L. Ashliman Pdf

Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from everyday life and popular culture. Movies, music, art, and literature offer imaginative retellings and interpretations of fairy and folk tales. But despite the pervasiveness of this folklore type, most people have only a vague understanding of these tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It studies the varied manifestations of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre. The volume also includes a glossary and extensive list of works for further reading.

Author : Walter William Skeat
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Fables, Malayan
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fables and Folk Tales, from an Eastern Forest by Walter William Skeat Pdf

Author : Hinrich Rink
Publisher : Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Eskimos
ISBN : IND:39000005927525

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Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo by Hinrich Rink Pdf

Author : Alfred Cort Haddon
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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reports of the cambridge anthropological expedition to torres straits by Alfred Cort Haddon Pdf