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Author : Adrian Gray
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Essex (England)
ISBN : 1846742455
Author : Jan Williams
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780752479279
The Essex coastline has endured invasion by plundering and bloodthirsty Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and this mysterious landscape is still haunted by their presence. Their spirits, and countless others, have oft been reported – not least by smugglers determined to keep intruders away from their secret hideouts. Even more dramatic stories of the supernatural lurk inland: accusations of witchcraft have been screamed around many picturesque market towns, dragons have terrorised the community, and a violent White Lady has struck at Hadleigh Castle. Indeed, it is the women of Essex who have stirred the imagination most – from brave Boudicca and beautiful Edith Swan-neck to the adulteress Kitty Canham. Amid the county's infamous pirates, highwaymen and desperados, Essex can even boast a lady smuggler.
Author : Jan Williams
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780750987523
A knight in glass armour, the basilisk of Saffron Walden, Old King Cole of Colchester – Essex is a place full of fantastical characters and mysterious tales. Storyteller Jan Williams is a familiar sight around the county, entrancing locals with her tales of ghostly Romans and vicious Vikings. These stories – specially chosen to be enjoyed by 7- to 11-year-old readers – will unlock the colourful world of Essex and help children to engage with their surroundings.
Author : Jeff Lemire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Essex (Ont. : County)
ISBN : OCLC:226301000
After moving to his uncle's farm, 10-year-old orphan Lester befriends the town's gas station owner, damaged former hockey star Jimmy Lebeuf, and the two escape to a fantasy world of super-heroes, alien invaders, and old-fashioned pond hockey.
Author : Dee Gordon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750952408
Here are Essex Girls in a different light to the stereotype of modern public expectation. Murderers, mayhem-makers, swindlers, witches, smugglers and lustful adulteresses have played a part in the darker side of the county's history. From the thirteenth century onwards, Essex has produced more than its fair share of infamous women. Some got their comeuppance, some profited from their infamy and others were misguided, or with the benefit of hindsight, misjudged. The reader will find a plethora of women to hate, ridicule or secretly admire in Dee Gordon's new book. Some of the characters featured here might horrify or mystify, others will provoke empathy or disbelief, but all tales are authenticated by hours of research. Read, learn, squirm - and smile!
Author : John Wade
Publisher : Illustrated Tales of
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1445698781
Discover some surprising, intriguing and curious stories, myths and legends from the county of Essex.
Author : Sylvia Kent
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752499888
Essex - the witch hunting county - is especially rich in traditions, legends, dialect and stories that have been handed down through the ages. It is these traditions that are gathered together in this volume and whose origins and meanings are explored to create a sense of how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of the present. This fully illustrated study of folklore rediscovers those traditions that have either vanished, been ignored or hidden away. There are tales of dragons and warriors, literary folk and legendary folk, but always at the heart of Essex folklore are the traditional beliefs, stories, events and customs of the common people. Daily life itself contained numerous beliefs and maxims, omens and superstitions, as well as being full of music, dance and song.
Author : Charles E. Miller
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781450072120
The fact that Miller classifies his tales as “historical” requires an explanation. One of them, his accounts of the first murder recorded in Scripture, is historically accurate in its spirit and its conscription of evil. His second “historical” tale narrates the story of Noah and the construction of his ark, precedent to the global flood. That Noah, by faith alone, constructed his massive ark in the middle of a rainless desert marked him for “strange” and for the ridicule of his village. The balance of the tales deal with the histories of their central characters, and for that reason, the author includes them in his parameter of “historical”. This collection marks his fourth volume of short stories.
Author : Arthur Morrison
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1029 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075833877
Arthur Morrison is known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End. His best known work of fiction is his novel A Child of the Jago, a tale that recounts the brief life of a child growing up in the "Old Jago", a slum located between Shoreditch High Street and Bethnal Green Road in the East End of London. Table of Contents: Novels: A Child of the Jago To London Town Cunning Murrell The Hole in the Wall Short Stories: Tales of Mean Streets The Street Lizerunt Without Visible Means To Bow Bridge That Brute Simmons Behind the Shade Three Rounds In Business The Red Cow Group On the Stairs Squire Napper "A Poor Stick" A Conversion "All that Messuage" Divers Vanities Spotto's Reclamation A "Dead 'Un" The Disorder of the Bath His Tale of Bricks Teacher and Taught A Blot on St. Basil One More Unfortunate Ingrates at Bagshaw's Rhymer the Second Charlwood with a Number A Poor Bargain Statement of Edward Chaloner Lost Tommy Jepps The Legend of Lapwater Hall The Black Badger The Torn Heart
Author : Jeff Lemire
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Betrayal
ISBN : 1891830945
The elder of the Lebeuf brothers, Lou, relives his seven decades of life, full of guilt and regret over the decisions he made that tore his family apart.
Author : Arthur Morrison
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338086938
"Divers Vanities" is a collection of short stories by Arthur Morrison, a master of stories about working-class life in the East End of London. This book contains seventeen of his best stories. Among them, one can find a ghost story ("The Legend of Lapwater Hall"), tales of witchcraft like ("The Black Badger" and "The Torn Heart"), and detective stories with a shadow supernatural in the plot.
Author : Intan Paramaditha
Publisher : Brow Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925704013
Author : Arthur Morrison
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 4100 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026853541
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Arthur Morrison (Including Martin Hewitt Detective Mysteries, Sketches of the Old London Slum & Tales of the Supernatural) - Illustrated” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English author known for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt, realistic, lower class answer to Sherlock Holmes. Martin Hewitt stories are similar in style to those of Conan Doyle, cleverly plotted and very amusing, while the character himself is a bit less arrogant and a bit more charming than Holmes. Morrison is also known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, A Child of the Jago being the best known. Table of Contents: Martin Hewitt Series: Martin Hewitt, Investigator The Lenton Croft Robberies The Loss of Sammy Crockett The Case of Mr. Foggatt The Case of the Dixon Torpedo The Quinton Jewel Affair The Stanway Cameo Mystery The Affair of the Tortoise Chronicles of Martin Hewitt The Ivy Cottage Mystery The Nicobar Bullion Case The Holford Will Case The Case of the Missing Hand The Case of Laker, Absconded The Case of the Lost Foreigner Adventures of Martin Hewitt The Affair of Mrs. Seton's Child The Case of Mr. Geldard's Elopement The Case of the Dead Skipper The Case of the "Flitterbat Lancers" The Case of the Late Mr. Rewse The Case of the Ward Lane Tabernacle The Red Triangle The Affair of Samuel's Diamonds The Case of Mr. Jacob Mason The Case of the Lever Key The Case of the Burnt Barn The Case of the Admiralty Code The Adventure of Channel Marsh Novels: A Child of the Jago To London Town Cunning Murrell The Hole in the Wall Short Stories: Tales of Mean Streets The Dorrington Deed Box The Green Eye of Goona (The Green Diamond) Divers Vanities Green Ginger Fiddle o' Dreams and More Uncollected Stories Other Works: The Shadows Around Us
Author : International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons. New York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Keeseville (N.Y.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433062510502
Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781849941891
London's Royal Palaces are still some of the most visited places in England. A great deal of their official histories are well known. But London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on the grounds of these beautiful buildings. It gives an alternative history: from the wandering inebriated zebras at the Tower of London, the cricket ball that probably killed a king, and the mystery of Kew's disappearing mosque. This is a wonderful collection for anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of our palaces and in London life generally.
