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Cumbrian Folk Tales

Af: Taffy Thomas Engelsk Paperback

Cumbrian Folk Tales

Af: Taffy Thomas Engelsk Paperback
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These engaging folk tales from Cumbria were collected as fragments that the author has brought back to life. Shaped by the natural world, local customs and generations of chattering, these traditional tales reflect the unique Cumbrian wit and wisdom. Herein you will find intriguing accounts of Hunchback and the Swan, the Screaming Skulls of Calgarth, the Millom Hob Thross, Hughie the Graeme, Cumbrian Crack, and Billy Peascod’s Harp. They will make you want to visit the places where they happened and meet some of the characters that feature in them. Including charming illustrations from the local artist Steven Gregg, this captivating collection will be enjoyed by readers time and again. Taffy Thomas has lived in Grasmere for well over thirty years, and is a highly experienced storyteller with a repertoire of more than 300 tales. In the 2001 New Year Honours List he was awarded the MBE for services to storytelling and charity, and in 2010 was appointed as the first UK Storyteller Laureate.

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These engaging folk tales from Cumbria were collected as fragments that the author has brought back to life. Shaped by the natural world, local customs and generations of chattering, these traditional tales reflect the unique Cumbrian wit and wisdom. Herein you will find intriguing accounts of Hunchback and the Swan, the Screaming Skulls of Calgarth, the Millom Hob Thross, Hughie the Graeme, Cumbrian Crack, and Billy Peascod’s Harp. They will make you want to visit the places where they happened and meet some of the characters that feature in them. Including charming illustrations from the local artist Steven Gregg, this captivating collection will be enjoyed by readers time and again. Taffy Thomas has lived in Grasmere for well over thirty years, and is a highly experienced storyteller with a repertoire of more than 300 tales. In the 2001 New Year Honours List he was awarded the MBE for services to storytelling and charity, and in 2010 was appointed as the first UK Storyteller Laureate.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 192
ISBN-13: 9780752471273
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0752471279
Kategori: Lokalhistorie
Udg. Dato: 29 jun 2012
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 124mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 jun 2012
Forfatter(e): Taffy Thomas
Forfatter(e) Taffy Thomas

Kategori Lokalhistorie

ISBN-13 9780752471273

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 192

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 124mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 29 jun 2012

Oplagsdato 29 jun 2012

Forlag The History Press Ltd