Somerset Folk Tales
Somerset Folk Tales

Author: Sharon Jacksties

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 0752478192

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These Somerset tales, newly collected or retold with a strong sense of the land and the waters that shaped them, reflect our enduring interest in the natural landscape. Let these stories from the Summer Lands take you on a journey: across wind-wild moors that plummet to treacherous tides traversed by sea morgans; on a scramble from gorges shaped by the Devil’s spite to caves dwelled in by bitter witches. Discover ancient mines and dragons’ haunts, and emerge into forests and fields to be befriended by bees or bedevilled by fairies; then stroll beside ancient waterways, where willows walk and orchards talk. From Gwyn ap Neath to Joseph of Arimathea, your travelling companions will meet you from legend, history and living memory – from the places where they were once known best. Sharon Jacksties has a sharp eye for the landscape of Somerset and the seen and unseen stories that it holds, a sympathetic ear for the dialect of the South West, and a playful wit that brings this collection of tales to vivid and delightful life.

Tales of Old Somerset
Tales of Old Somerset

Author: Sally Norris

Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781853060649

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This is an illustrated rich treasury of legends, traditions and drama from Somerset's past. It contains stories of murder, wickedness, romance and heroism.

The Old Somerset Railroad
The Old Somerset Railroad

Author: Walter Marshall Macdougall

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780892724925

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For 56 years the Somerset Railroad carried people and goods from the North Woods to southern New England. Macdougall, a storyteller as well as an historian, traces its history.

The Little Book of Somerset
The Little Book of Somerset

Author: Maurice Fells

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2018-11-09

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0750990252

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Did you know? The town of Wincanton is twinned with a place that does not exist. William Gibbs of Tyntesfield House made his fortune by importing bird droppings from Peru. A song by 'Scrumpy and Western' singer Adge Cutler was banned by the BBC for being too raunchy. Nine villages in Somerset are known as the 'Thankful Villages'. From seaside to countryside and villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about – and some you didn't. The facts, stats and anecdotes will surprise even those familiar with this beautiful and historic county.

Somerset Folk Tales for Children
Somerset Folk Tales for Children

Author: Sharon Jacksties

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2018-04-25

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 075098824X

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When you are in Somerset you are never far from mysterious caverns, whispering woods, hidden valleys and places which can't decide whether they are seascapes or landscapes. The ancient Kings Arthur and Alfred hid amongst Somerset's secret waterways, waging the wars and making treaties that forged Britain's history. Outlaws and highwaymen lived on the wildest of moors that plummet into the sea. Ordinary people farmed the land and fished the waters alongside the Little People, the Fair Folk, the fairies and goblins that were as tricksy and unchancy to meet as any smuggler... In this collection, professional storyteller Sharon Jacksties has selected and reworked tales for children aged 7–11 to discover.

Far Eastern Tales
Far Eastern Tales

Author: W. Somerset Maugham

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2010-05-27

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1409075583

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Far Eastern Tales is a collection of short stories born of Maugham's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best - sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul.