The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys

by Jacqueline Simpson (Author), Jennifer Westwood (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $22.93

  Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past. 'A fascinating county-by county guidebook to the headless horsemen, bottomless pools, immured adulteresses and talking animals that make up the hidden landscape of the country.' - London Review of Books . 'Evokes an England terrified by screaming skulls, tantalized by hidden treasure, spooked by the unearthly clanging of bells, bewitched by fairies and hobgoblins' - Country Life . 'Wonderful...Contains almost every myth, legend and ghost story ever told in England' - Simon Hoggart, Guardian .