Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales
These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O'Leary's graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher and storyteller in Hampshire. Many are published here for the first time, and others have evolved through countless retellings in Hampshire schools, festivals, fêtes and events. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book takes t…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7524-7754-1
- EAN: 9780752477541
- Produktnummer: 14479359
- Verlag: The History Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 609 KB
Über den Autor
Professional storyteller Michael O'Leary worked as a greenkeeper in the Meon Valley before moving to Southampton as a gardener. He gained a degree in geography from Southampton University and later became a teacher, before becoming a full-time storyteller in 1994, spending the last twenty years travelling throughout Britain and Ireland and visiting schools and libraries, and storytelling festivals.
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