The Folklore of East AngliaRowman and Littlefield, 1974 - 192 pages |
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Page 80
... seen , or thought they had seen , the ghost of a woman dressed in bright green with an oddly shaped hat with a red feather in it . ' Oh , ' said the visitor , ' you mean the woman whose portrait is hanging over the mantelpiece in the ...
... seen , or thought they had seen , the ghost of a woman dressed in bright green with an oddly shaped hat with a red feather in it . ' Oh , ' said the visitor , ' you mean the woman whose portrait is hanging over the mantelpiece in the ...
Page 82
... seen a white lady bearing a cup of poison , and a wild huntsman and his hounds . The legend has , however , become somewhat confused over the years . Some say that it was the squire who killed the officer and who is condemned to ride ...
... seen a white lady bearing a cup of poison , and a wild huntsman and his hounds . The legend has , however , become somewhat confused over the years . Some say that it was the squire who killed the officer and who is condemned to ride ...
Page 85
... seen her . There ! There ! ' before relapsing into unconsciousness and dying shortly after- wards . Hickling Broad has its phantom skater , a young soldier who , in the time of the Napoleonic Wars , fell in love with a girl from Potter ...
... seen her . There ! There ! ' before relapsing into unconsciousness and dying shortly after- wards . Hickling Broad has its phantom skater , a young soldier who , in the time of the Napoleonic Wars , fell in love with a girl from Potter ...
Contents
Cures and Remedies | 42 |
Fairies Ghosts and Black Dogs | 75 |
Giants JackoLanterns and The Devil | 93 |
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References to this book
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions Gabrielle Hatfield No preview available - 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions Gabrielle Hatfield No preview available - 2004 |