Legend Land: Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway (Complete)

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Legend Land: Being a Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway (Complete) by George Basil Barham, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: George Basil Barham ISBN: 9781465539274
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: George Basil Barham
ISBN: 9781465539274
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
In those older, simpler days, when reading was a rare accomplishment, our many times great-grandparents would gather round the blazing fire of kitchen or hall on the long, dark winter nights and pass away the hours before bedtime in conversation and story-telling. The old stories were told again and again. The children learned them in their earliest years and passed them on to their children and grandchildren in turn. And, as is natural, in all this telling the stories changed little by little. New and more familiar characters were introduced, or a story-teller with more vivid imagination than his fellows would add a bit here and there to make a better tale of it. But in origin most of these old legends date from the very dawn of our history. In a primitive form they were probably told round the camp-fires of that British army that went out to face invading Cæsar
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
In those older, simpler days, when reading was a rare accomplishment, our many times great-grandparents would gather round the blazing fire of kitchen or hall on the long, dark winter nights and pass away the hours before bedtime in conversation and story-telling. The old stories were told again and again. The children learned them in their earliest years and passed them on to their children and grandchildren in turn. And, as is natural, in all this telling the stories changed little by little. New and more familiar characters were introduced, or a story-teller with more vivid imagination than his fellows would add a bit here and there to make a better tale of it. But in origin most of these old legends date from the very dawn of our history. In a primitive form they were probably told round the camp-fires of that British army that went out to face invading Cæsar

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Jewish Theology: Systematically and Historically Considered by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book A Humorous History of England by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book The Range Dwellers by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book Left on the Labrador by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book "The Gallant, Good Riou" and Jack Renton by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book It Might Have Been: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book A Collection of Kachári Folk-Tales and Rhymes by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book The Norwegian Fairy Book by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book The First Boke of Moses called Genesis by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book Robber and Hero: The Story of the Raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger Band of Robbers in 1876 by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book Beeton's Book of Needlework by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book Rural Architecture: Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages and Out Buildings by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book The Devil by George Basil Barham
Cover of the book Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 1 by George Basil Barham
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy