Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory

 

Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory

The wonder of storytelling is in the ritual. We have been sharing our stories, adult and child, for millennia. Before the advent of pen and parchment people relied on stories being passed through the generations as both history and as caution or adventure or excitement. Stories were and remain an essential element in the cultural and spiritual life of communities the world over.

Listening to a story is like going on a journey. Only you can see the pictures in your mind. Only you can conjure the demons and the dragons and the heroes with such vivacity. As we travel through our story landscapes we are marked with wisdom and imagination. These are just some of the ingredients that make the wonder of storytelling.

This book covers the English tradition in folk and fairy tale, in fable and saga. In compiling this collection from just a few of our forebears, I have been very warmly surprised at the breadth of subject matter. I’ve also come across stories that I had never read before, so the journey has been a delight.

Once again, I hope that you are as delighted with these wonderful tales as I have been in putting these two volumes together.

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Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory

 

Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory

The wonder of storytelling is in the ritual. We have been sharing our stories, adult and child, for millennia. Before the advent of pen and parchment people relied on stories being passed through the generations as both history and as caution or adventure or excitement. Stories were and remain an essential element in the cultural and spiritual life of communities the world over.

Listening to a story is like going on a journey. Only you can see the pictures in your mind. Only you can conjure the demons and the dragons and the heroes with such vivacity. As we travel through our story landscapes we are marked with wisdom and imagination. These are just some of the ingredients that make the wonder of storytelling.

This book covers the English tradition in folk and fairy tale, in fable and saga. In compiling this collection from just a few of our forebears, I have been very warmly surprised at the breadth of subject matter. I’ve also come across stories that I had never read before, so the journey has been a delight.

Once again, I hope that you are as delighted with these wonderful tales as I have been in putting these two volumes together.

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Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory

The wonder of storytelling is in the ritual. We have been sharing our stories, adult and child, for millennia. Before the advent of pen and parchment people relied on stories being passed through the generations as both history and as caution or adventure or excitement. Stories were and remain an essential element in the cultural and spiritual life of communities the world over.

Listening to a story is like going on a journey. Only you can see the pictures in your mind. Only you can conjure the demons and the dragons and the heroes with such vivacity. As we travel through our story landscapes we are marked with wisdom and imagination. These are just some of the ingredients that make the wonder of storytelling.

This book covers the English tradition in folk and fairy tale, in fable and saga. In compiling this collection from just a few of our forebears, I have been very warmly surprised at the breadth of subject matter. I’ve also come across stories that I had never read before, so the journey has been a delight.

Once again, I hope that you are as delighted with these wonderful tales as I have been in putting these two volumes together.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781913500542
Publisher: Clive Gilson
Publication date: 12/13/2019
Series: Tales from the World's Firesides - Europe , #5
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 601
File size: 540 KB

About the Author

I am a seasoned writer, editor and occasional contributor to magazines and periodicals. You can find out more about my work and contact me at clivegilson.com

Table of Contents

PREFACE

A PLEASANT AND DELIGHTFUL HISTORY OF THOMAS HICKATHRIFT

A SON OF ADAM

AMYS AND AMYLE

BINNORIE

CAP O’ RUSHES

CATSKIN

COAT O' CLAY

EARL MAR’S DAUGHTER

GOBBORN SEER

GUY OF WARWICK

HAVELOCK AND GOLDBOROUGH

HENNY-PENNY

HEREWARD THE WAKE

HOW THE COBBLER CHEATED THE DEVIL

I WON’T

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

JACK THE GIANT-KILLER

JOHNNY REED’S CAT

KATE CRACKERNUTS

KING HORN

KNAVE AND FOOL

LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR

MASTER OF ALL MASTERS

MR FOX

MR. MIACCA

MURDOCH’S RATH

NELLY THE KNOCKER

NIX NAUGHT NOTHING

RUSHEN COATIE

SILKY

SIR GAMMER VANS

ST HERBERT, THE HERMIT OF DERWENTWATER

TAMLANE

TEENY-TINY

THE BAKER’S DAUGHTER

THE BLINDED GIANT

THE BROWN MAN OF THE MOORS

THE COMPASSION OF CONSTANTINE

THE FAIRIES’ CUP

THE FIDDLER IN THE FAIRY RING

THE FISH AND THE RING

THE GOLDEN ARM

THE GOLDEN SNUFF-BOX

THE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFE

THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON

THE KING O' THE CATS

THE LAIDLY WORM

THE LAIRD AND THE MAN OF PEACE

THE LITTLE BULL-CALF

THE LOVER’S VOWS

THE MAGICIAN TURNED MISCHIEF-MAKER

THE MAGPIE’S NEST

THE MASTER AND HIS PUPIL

THE NIX IN MISCHIEF

THE OLD WITCH

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG

THE PEDLAR OF SWAFFHAM

THE ROSE TREE

THE STARS IN THE SKY

THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS

THE STRANGE VISITOR

THE TAVISTOCK WITCH

THE THREE FEATHERS

THE THREE HEADS OF THE WELL

THE THREE SILLIES

THE TRUE HISTORY OF SIR THOMAS THUMB

THE WEE, WEE MANNIE

THE WHITE LADY

THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM

THE YORKSHIRE BOGGART

TITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSE

TOM-TIT-TOT

UNDER THE SUN

WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLEE

HISTORICAL NOTES

ABOUT THE EDITOR

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