Books with author Baring-Gould

Yorkshire OdditiesSabine Baring-Gould, Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar (1834 – 1924)This ebook presents «Yorkshire Oddities», from Sabine Baring-Gould. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- Preface- Preface To Revised Edition- The Ghost Of Trinity Church, York- Peter Priestly, The Wakefield Parish Clerk- Prophet Wroe- Bishop-dyke Pond- Snowden Dunhill, The Convict- James Naylor, The Quaker- Old Three Laps- Christopher Pivett- David Turton, Musician At Horbury- John Bartendale, The Piper- Blind Jack Of Knaresborough- Peg Pennyworth- Peter Barker, The Blind Joiner Of Hampswaite- The White House- Jemmy Hirst- The Tragedy Of Beningbrough Hall- A Yorkshire Butcher- The One-pound Note- Mr. Wikes, Of Leaseholme- The Rev. Mr. Carter, Parson-publican- Job Senior, The Hermit Of Rumbold's Moor- Nancy Nicholson, The Termagant- The Wooden Bell Of Ripon- Old John Mealy-face- The Boggart Of Hellen-pot- Jonathan Martin, The Incendiary Of York Minster- Brother Jucundus- Mary Bateman, Witch And Murderess

The author (Sabine Baring-Gould, a parson of the Church of England, an archaeologist, a historian, and a prolific author best known for writing the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers) takes a typically nineteenth century approach to the mythology; methodical, rational and almost mechanistic. He details the legend in many permutations as it exists in a diversity of cultures and includes sensational chapters with case studies of cannibals, grave desecrators and blood fetishists, which have a connection to lycanthropy. Also included is an extended treatment of the case of Giles de Rais, the notorious confederate of Joan of Arc who was convicted and executed for necrosadistic crimes. (Jacketless library hardcover.)

Between the mouths of theB lackwater and the Colne, on the east coast of Essex, hes an extensively marshy tract veined and freckled in every part with water. It is a wide waste of debatable ground contested by sea and land, subject to incessant incursions from the former, but stubbornly maintained by the latter. At high tide the appearance is that of a vast surface of moss orS argasso weed floating on the sea, with rents and patches of shining water traversing and dappling it in all directions. The creeks, some of considerable length and breadth, extend many miles inland, and are arteries whence branches out a fibrous tissue of smaller channels, flushed with water twice in the twenty-four hours. At noon-tides, and especially at the equinoxes, the sea asserts its royalty over this vast region, and overflows the whole, leaving standing out of the flood only the long island of Mersea, and the lesser islet, called the Ray. This latter is a hill of gravel rising from the heart of theM arshes, crowned with ancient thorntrees, and possessing, what is denied the mainland, an unfailing spring of purest water. At ebb, the Ray can only be reached from the old Roman causeway, called theS trood, over which runs the road from Colchester toM ersea I sle, connecting formerly the city of the Trinobantes with the station of the Count of theS axon shore. But even at ebb, the Ray is not approachable by land unless the sun or east wind has parched the ooze into brick ;and then the way is long, tedious and tortuous, among bitter pools and over shining creeks.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historicall

Jason Quarm riding in his donkey-cart to Coombe Cellars. Jason Quarm was a short, stoutly-built man, with a restless grey eye, with shaggy, long, sandy hair that burst out from beneath a battered beaver hat. He was somewhat lame, wherefore he maintained a donkey, and drove about the country seated cross-legged in the bottom of his cart, only removed from the bottom boards by a wisp of straw, which became dissipated from under him with the joltings of the conveyance. Then Jason would struggle to his knees, take the reins in his teeth, scramble backwards in his cart, rake the straw together again into a heap, reseat himself, and drive on till the exigencies of the case necessitated his going through the same operations once more.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

Excerpt from Kitty Alone, Vol. 2 of 3: A Story of Three FiresThis angered Pasco further, and, losing command of himself, he said, 'twas scurvy - that selling me at such a price when you knew wool was down.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Curious Myths of the Middle AgesSabine Baring Gould, english anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar (1834-1924)This ebook presents «Curious Myths of the Middle Ages», from Sabine Baring Gould. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- The Wandering Jew- Prestor John- The Divining Rod- The Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus- William Tell- The Dog Gellert- Tailed Men- Antichrist And Pope Joan- The Man In The Moon- The Crafty Hare- The Mountain Of Venus- S Patrick's Purgatory- The Terrestrial Paradise- Sgeorge- Sursula And The Eleven Thousand Virgins- The Legend Of The Cross- 22. Adv. Marcion. Iii. 22: "est Enim Littera, Græcorum Thau, Nostra Autem Τ, Species Crucis Quam Portendebant Futuram In Frontibus Nostris Apud Veram Et Catholicam Hierusalem."- Schamir- The Piper Of Hameln- Bishop Hatto- Melusina- The Fortunate Isles- Swan Maidens- The Knight Of The Swan- The Sangreal- Theophilus- Appendix A. The Wandering Jew- Appendix B. Mountain Of Venus- Appendix C.pre Christian Crosses

Excerpt from Kitty Alone, Vol. 3 of 3: A Story of Three FiresHere was fresh cause for uneasiness. Where had he lost it? Surely not at Coombe Cellars. With a sigh of relief, he recalled having struck a light in the linhay in Miller Ash's field, and that it had excited the interest of Kate. He had then slipped it back into his pocket, as he believed.In all likelihood it had fallen out when he was thrown from the cart on the moor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.