County Durham folk tales / Adam Bushnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bushnell, Adam, author.

Series:

Folk Tales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--England--Durham (County).

Folklore.

Durham (England : County)--History.

Durham (England : County).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, [2017]

Summary:

Storyteller Adam Bushnell brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, limestone cliffs, remote moorland, pastoral dales and settled coalfields of County Durham.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Sir John Duck

2 The Fairies from the Cave

3 The Sockburn Worm

4 Venerable Bede

5 The Seer from Cotherstone

6 The Devil's Boy

7 Nicky Nacky Field

8 The Bishop Auckland Boar

9 A Vampire in South Shields

10 The Picktree Brag

11 The Pensher Hill Fairies

12 The Ghost of Hylton Castle

13 The Dun Cow

14 The Easington Hare

15 The Pickled Parson

16 The Monkey Hangers of Hartlepool

17 The Faery in the Quarry

18 The Soldier in the Wall

19 The Sculptor on the Market Square

20 Lily from Lumley

21 The Stanhope Fairies

22 The Grey Lady of Durham Castle

23 The Giants of County Durham

24 The Battle of Neville's Cross

25 Dobbie and Cloggy

26 St Godric

27 The People's Piper

28 Bridget and Bobby

29 The High Green Ghost

30 The Brawn of Brancepeth

31 The Durham Puma

32 The Lambton Worm

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780750986052

0750986050

OCLC:

1007929004