| Northamptonshire Folk Tales Contributor(s): Manwaring, Kevan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752467883 ISBN-13: 9780752467887 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Series: Folk Tales: United Kingdom |
| Physical Information: 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Take a walk through this county in the heart of England in the entertaining company of a local storyteller. Kevan Manwaring, born and raised in Northampton, regales you with tales ancient and modern. Learn how the farmer outwitted the bogle; how a Queen who lost her head; the Great Fire of Northampton; and the last execution of witches in England. Along the way you will meet incredible characters from history and myth: Boudicca, St Patrick, Robin Hood, beasts and angels, cobblers and kings. |