Ebook: Lancashire Folk Tales

Cover; Title Page; Contents; About the Authors and Artists; Acknowledgements; 1 Welcome!; 2 The Phantom Voice, Southport; 3 Sir Lancelot and Sir Tarquin, Martin Mere; 4 The Eagle and Child, Parbold, Ormskirk; 5 The Devil's Wall, Aughton, Ormskirk; 6 Liverpool Legends; 7 Tales of Bewsey Hall, Warrington; 8 The Song of Warrikin Fair, Warrington; 9 Manchester Battles; 10 Sir Elias Gigas, The Giant of Worsley; 11 The Skull House, Wardley Hall, Salford; 12 Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy; 13 Tales from Middleton; 14 Tales from the Borough of Rochdale; 15 Fair Ellen of Radcliffe.;These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by professional storyteller David England. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Lancashire reflect the wisdom of the county and its people. From the Great Treacle Eating Boggarts at Sabden to the famous Pendle Witches at Malkin Tower, no stone is left unturned to discover the roots of the county. These tales, illustrated by a local artist, bring alive the landscape of the county's narrow valleys, medieval forests and long coastline.