THE MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE OF ENGLAND ~~~~~~~~ A truly unique and wonderful
collection of rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on
one DVD DATA DISC packed full of local history and covering all aspects of the
MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE OF ENGLAND.
Discover the ancient myths
and legends of old England,
from the depths of Devon and Cornwall
in the South, to the scarcely inhabited border counties in the North. Study the
mythology, folk-lore and fairy tales from all corners of a fascinating country steeped
in local history. Study the superstitions, traditions and ancient customs of
both peasant and nobleman. Read about the legendary tales and traditional
fireside stories that have been passed down from generation to generation since
the olden times. Some of the books contained within this collection are
extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference
material. Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in English
history, local legends, myths and superstitions, and the ancient folk-lore of England. The
full list of titles included speaks for itself…. This superb compilation of 89
vintage books on DVD data disc provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books
have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to
read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or
e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. This is without doubt the
most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles
Included is as Follows:
A description
of the part of Devonshire bordering on the
Tamar and the Tavy; its natural history, manners, customs, superstitions, etc.
- A. Bray (1836) A dictionary
of English and folk-names of British birds; with their history, meaning, and
first usage, and the folk-lore, weather-lore, legends, etc. - H. K. Swann (1813) A glossary of
North country words, with their etymology, and
affinity to other languages; and occasional notices of local customs and
popular superstitions - J. T. Brockett (1846) A glossary of
words used in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, including a selection of local
names, and some notices of folklore, games and customs - S. O. Addy (1888) A peep at the
pixies, or, Legends of the west - A. Bray (1854) A provincial
glossary with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions - F.
Grose (1790) Anecdotes and
traditions, illustrative of early English history and literature, derived from
ms. sources - W. J. Thoms (1839) Ballads &
legends of Cheshire
- E. Leigh (1867) British
popular customs, present and past - illustrating the social and domestic
manners of the people, arranged according to the calendar of the year - T. F.
Dyer (1876) Cornish
characters and strange events - S. Baring-Gould (1909) Cornish
saints & sinners - J. H. Harris (1915) Cornwall's wonderland
- M. Quiller-Couch (1914) Devonshire
& other original poems - with some account of ancient customs,
superstitions, and traditions - E. Tozer (1873) English
folklore - A. Wright (unknown publication date) English
folk-lore - T. Dyer (1878) English
folk-rhymes, a collection of traditional verses relating to places and persons,
customs, superstitions, etc. - G. F. Northall (1892) Essays on
subjects connected with the literature, popular superstitions, and history of England
in the middle ages Vol. 1 - T. Wright (1846) Essays on
subjects connected with the literature, popular superstitions, and history of England
in the middle ages Vol. 2 - T. Wright (1846) Ethnology in
folklore - G. L. Gomme (1892) Fairy gold -
a book of Old English fairy tales - E. Rhys (1913) Folk and hero
tales - J. Macdougall (1891) Folk lore of East Yorkshire - J. Nicholson (1890) Folk-lore and
legends - England and Scotland
- C. J. Tibbits (1894) Folk-lore and
legends - English - unknown author (1890) Folklore as
an historical science - G. L. Gomme (1908) Folk-lore
relics of early village life - G. L. Gomme (1883) Folk-lore,
old customs and tales of my neighbours - F. Moss (1898) Forty years
in a moorland parish - reminiscences and researches in Danby in Cleveland - J.
C. Atkinson (1891) Guernsey folk
lore - a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar
customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc. of the people of that island - E.
MacCulloch (1903) Hill-side and
border sketches with legends of the Cheviots and the Lammermuir - W. H. Maxwell
(1847) Historical
legends of Northamptonshire - A. T. Story (1883) Household
tales with other traditional remains, collected in The Counties of York, Lincoln, Derby, and Nottingham -
S. O. Addy (1895) Lancashire folk-lore -
illustrative of the superstitious beliefs and practices, local customs and
usages of the people of the county Palatine - J. Harland (1867) Lancashire
legends, traditions, pageants, sports, etc. with an appendix containing a rare
tract on the Lancashire witches, etc. - J. Harland (1873) Lays and
legends of the English lake country, with copious notes - J. P. White (1873) Legendary Yorkshire - F. Ross (1892) Legends and
traditions of Huntingdonshire - W. H. Saunders (1888) Legends of
Longdendale - being a series of tales founded upon the folk-lore of Longdendale Valley and its neighbourhood - T.
Middleton (1906) Legends of
the lintel and the ley - W. C. Dendy (1863) Lives and
legends of English saints - L. M. Shortt (1914) Lore and
legend of the English
Church - G. S. Tyack
(1899) More English
fairy tales - J. Jacobs (1922) Myths, scenes
& worthies of Somerset
- E. Boger (1887) North
Cornwall fairies and legends - E. Tregarthen (1906) Notes on the
folk-lore of the northern counties of England
and the borders - W. Henderson (1879) Nummits and
crummits - Devonshire customs, characteristics, and folk-lore - S. Hewett
(1900) On the
ancient British, Roman and Saxon antiquities and folk-lore of Worcestershire -
J. Allies (1852) Our
ancestors, Scots, Piets, & Cymry, and what their traditions tell us - R. C.
Maclagan (1913) Popular
romances of the west of England,
or, The drolls, traditions, and superstitions of old Cornwall - R. Hunt (1908) Popular
traditions of Lancashire Vol. 1 - J. Roby
(1843) Popular
traditions of Lancashire Vol. 2 - J. Roby
(1843) Popular
traditions of Lancashire Vol. 3 - J. Roby
(1843) Readings in folk-lore
- short studies in the mythology of America,
Great Britain, the Norse
countries, Germany, India, Syria,
Egypt, and Persia - H. M. Skinner (1893) Robin Hood,
his book - E. M. Tappan (1903) Rustic speech
and folk-lore - E. M. Wright (1913) Tales and
legends of national origin of widely current in England from early times - W. C.
Hazlitt (1892) Tales and
legends of the English lakes - W. Armistead (1891) Tales and
rhymes in the Lindsey folk-speech - M. Peacock (1886) Tales of Northumbria
- H. Pease (1899) The ancient
and renowned history of Whittington and his cat (1812) The ancient
history of Whittington and his cat - containing an interesting account of his
life & character (1817) The
Borderer's table book; or, Gatherings of the local history and romance of the
English and Scottish Border Vol. 3 - M. A. Richardson (1846) The
Borderer's table book; or, Gatherings of the local history and romance of the
English and Scottish Border Vol. 5 - M. A. Richardson (1846) The
Borderer's table book; or, Gatherings of the local history and romance of the
English and Scottish Border Vol. 7 - M. A. Richardson (1846) The Denham
tracts - a collection of folklore Vol. 1 - A. Denham (1895) The Denham
tracts - a collection of folklore Vol. 2 - A. Denham (1895) The dialect
and folk-lore of Northamptonshire - T. Sternberg (1851) The
entertaining history of Whittington and his cat - a fairy tale (1830) The famous
exploits of Robin Hood, Little John and his merry men all (1821) The history
of Whittington and his cat - R. Whittington (1794) The knights
of England, France, and Scotland - H. W. Herbert (1852) The new Suffolk garland - J. Glyde
(1866) The Norfolk garland - a collection of the superstitious
beliefs and practices, proverbs, curious customs, ballads and songs, of the
people of Norfolk
- J. Glyde (1872) The one
strand river, and other fairy tales - A. M. Hall (1903) The
Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man
- E. Callow (1882) The
Piskey-purse - legends and tales of North Cornwall - E.
Tregarthen (1905) The story of
Beowulf - translated from Anglo-Saxon into modern English prose - E. Kirtlan
(1914) The story of
Sir Launcelot and his companions - H. Pyle (1907) The
woodcutter's son, and other English tales retold - V. M. Higgins (1917) The world of
King Arthur and his court, people, places, legend, and lore - K.
Crossley-Holland (1901) Traditional
tales of the English and Scottish peasantry Vol. 1 - A. Cunningham (1822) Traditional
tales of the English and Scottish peasantry Vol. 2 - A. Cunningham (1822) Traditions
and hearthside stories of West Cornwall - W.
Bottrell (1873) Traditions of
Lancashire Vol. 1 - J. Roby (1872) Traditions of
Lancashire Vol. 2 - J. Roby (1872) Traditions,
superstitions, and folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the north of England)
their affinity to others in widely-distributed localities - C. Hardwick (1872) Yorkshire
legends and traditions, as told by her ancient chroniclers, her poets, and
journalists - T. Parkinson (1889) Yorkshire
oddities, incidents, and strange events Vol. 1 - S. Baring-Gould (1877) Yorkshire
oddities, incidents, and strange events Vol. 2 - S. Baring-Gould (1877) An absolute must
for anyone with an interest in English myths, legends, folklore and the local
history of England –
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