Midwinter Folk Tales
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Midwinter Folk Tales
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Author : Taffy Thomas MBE
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-10-06
Midwinter Folk Tales written by Taffy Thomas MBE and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-06 with Fiction categories.
In this enchanting new book, one of the country's most celebrated storytellers has gathered together traditional tales that have their roots in the cold and long, dark nights of midwinter. Herein you will find magical accounts of the Legend of Tinsel, the Christmas Cat and the New Year's Bell, with a number of wintery riddles to unpick while enjoying the festive season and welcoming in the New Year. With so many folk tales intrinsically linked to ancient seasonal customs, there are a few included here relating to traditions such as the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels (Devon), the Viking 'Up Helly Aa' (Shetland) and Tom Bawcock's Eve (Cornwall). This is a book to curl up with in front of an open fire on long winter nights and to share and retell over a steaming mug of mulled wine.
A Midwinter S Tail
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Author : Lili Hayward
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-10-12
A Midwinter S Tail written by Lili Hayward and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Fiction categories.
A town in need. An extraordinary cat. A season for miracles... It's nearly Christmas and committed Londoner, Mina Kestle, is close to signing a deal that will make her career and give her everything she's ever wanted. And then she receives a mysterious letter in the post along with an ancient key, sent by her long-estranged godfather . . . Davy Penhallow is an artist who lives on the tiny Cornish island of Morgelyn with only his pet cat, Murr, for company. Mina hasn't seen or heard from him in decades, but now it seems he wants her to look after his cottage - and his cat - while he recovers from a stroke in hospital. Mina doesn't know why Davy has written after all these years, but she intends to do what's right: sort out the cottage and the cat and then get back to London in time for her career-saving meeting, before everything she's built comes crashing down around her. But the more time Mina spends in the cottage, looking after Murr and remembering the magic of Cornish folklore, the harder it becomes for her to tear herself away. And when she discovers that a set of ruthless property developers are coming for Morgelyn, she realises she might be the only one who can stand in their way to save the island, Davy's cottage and Murr's home. As Christmas draws ever closer and echoes of the past - her own and the island's - wash up in her memory, Mina begins to unravel a generation of secrets... and discover what it is she has truly always wanted . . .
Midwinter Magic
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Author : Danielle Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-22
Midwinter Magic written by Danielle Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-22 with categories.
Once upon a time, magic left the world for a night. It sighed back in through the scullery door in the morning with the cat, but by then, the Queen of the Northern Elves had fallen into a deep sleep, and, greatly diminished, the returned magic could not wake her. From the author who brought you The Purrfect Christmas and A Gingersnap Cat Christmas comes an enchanting collection of three original yuletide fairy tales, written in the tradition of Jane Yolen and Ursula Vernon.
A Midwinter S Wedding
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Author : Melanie Cellier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03-06
A Midwinter S Wedding written by Melanie Cellier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-06 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Princess Cordelia is used to being overshadowed by her many brothers and sisters. So when offered the chance to attend her brother's wedding in faraway Northhelm, she leaps at it. But not everything in the Northhelmian court is as it appears. Cordelia must find a way to save the day before she can find romance at A Midwinter's Wedding.
Moominland Midwinter
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Author : Tove Jansson
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date : 2014-09-02
Moominland Midwinter written by Tove Jansson and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Everyone knows the Moomins sleep through the winter. But this year, Moomintroll has woken up early. So while the rest of the family slumber, he decides to visit his favorite summer haunts. But all he finds is this strange white stuff. Even the sun is gone! Moomintroll is angry: whoever Winter is, she has some nerve. Determined to discover the truth about this most mysterious of all seasons, Moomintroll goes where no Moomin has gone before.
Bad Santas Disquieting Winter Folk Tales For Grown Ups
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Author : Paul Hawkins
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Bad Santas Disquieting Winter Folk Tales For Grown Ups written by Paul Hawkins and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with History categories.
A gleefully dark and well-researched exploration of the history and customs of European Yuletide folklore. How did St Nicholas save children from cannibalism? Who were the Yule Lads and why would they steal your sausages? Why was the Alpine Father Christmas accompanied by a demonic figure called the Krampus who bundled children into sacks and dragged them off to Hell? And why do Spanish nativity scenes often feature a defecating peasant? Over the course of the 20th Century, a universal image developed around the world of Santa Claus as a kindly Christmas visitor but, prior to that, each country, town and community would have Christmas visitors of their own - sometimes human, sometimes animal, sometimes something else entirely - with their own curious set of mythology and customs. The Finns were visited by a pagan goat named Joulupukki that was said to eat anyone who misbehaved. In Iceland, it was said that any child who did not receive an item of new clothing for Christmas would be caught and consumed by the monstrous Christmas Cat! Bad Santascelebrates some of the most imaginative, terrifying and outright curious Christmas figures from across Europe - looking closely at its legacy of disquieting fairy stories. With beautiful black and white line drawings in each chapter, this unusual, entertaining and gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore will make an ideal Christmas gift and the perfect book for reading around the fireside.
Lightbringers
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Author : Karin Celestine
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2020-10-10
Lightbringers written by Karin Celestine and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-10 with Fiction categories.
The first in a series of four titles based on the seasons, nature and folklore, The Lightbringers is a story of hope centring on the notion that the light will always return, even in the darkest of days. The midwinter solstice provides the focal point for a journey by the little creatures as they seek to return light to earth, but it is a journey that evokes the traditions of the Mari Lwyd walking the villages of Wales and Wassail songs being sung in the orchards. Made up of two key parts, this book contains the story of The Lightbringers and a brief introduction to the myth and legend surrounding the season and festivals of midwinter. Suitable for readers of all ages.
Midwinter Mischief
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Author : Nina Clare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Midwinter Mischief written by Nina Clare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with categories.
Stolen magic has caused mischief in Highbury, opening a dangerous border into Faerie. Can Highbury's fairy Godmothers stop the trouble, and save Emma Woodhouse from a wicked witch?The adventure continues in this fairy-tale variation of Jane Austen's Emma.
Swedish Legends And Folktales
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Author : John Lindow
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Swedish Legends And Folktales written by John Lindow and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A collection of some one hundred Swedish folk legends. -- Dust jacket.
Seneca Myths And Folk Tales
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Author : Arthur Caswell Parker
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Seneca Myths And Folk Tales written by Arthur Caswell Parker and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with History categories.
"On the Cattaraugus reservation, it was part of a child's initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back, and why meteors flash in the sky," writes Arthur C. Parker at the beginning of Seneca Myths and Folk Tales. His blood ties to the Senecas and early familiarity with their culture led to a distinguished career as an archaeologist and to the publication in 1923 of this pioneeering work. Parker recreates the milieu in which the Seneca legends and folktales were told and discusses their basic themes and components before going on to relate more than seventy of them that he heard as a boy. Here is the magical Senecan world populated by unseen good and evil spirits, ghosts, and beings capable of transformation. Included are creation myths; folktales involving contests between mortal youths and assorted powers; tales of love and marriage; and stories about cannibals, talking animals, pygmies, giants, monsters, vampires, and witches.