Author: MARKHAM, LEONARD
Title: Tales from North Yorkshire
Description: Newbury, Berkshire, Countryside Books. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 1853062561). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Osmond, Don. A Fine unmarked copy. North Yorkshire has a great tradition of stories from a bygone age and a fascinating folklore and the author has compiled 25 curious tales including what is the story behind the first aeroplane flight 50 years before the Wright brothers? How did a hanged man rise again from the grave? Who are the 12 knights who slumber beneath Richmond Castle waiting to be brought back to life? Great Yorkshire characters such as Old Mother Shipton, a man who taught his pig to race, Agatha Christie, Lewis Carroll and Mary Stuart. Illustrations by Don Osmond. 51. Fine/No Jacket.

Keywords: North Yorkshire Folklore, Richmond Castle, Old Mother Shipton 1853062561 Osmond, Don


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