Riverton and beyond: A Collection of Drawings and Stories

Husband, John

Craig Printing

Pubs O' the South: A Collection of Paintings and Drawings of the Public Houses of Otago Dunedin

History

Craigprinting Co Ltd

A System of Arithmetic

Nabu Press

Cornwall's landscape is intertwined with the county's folklore and legends. In Illustrated Tales of Cornwall, author John Husband explores a multitude of mysterious happenings, haunted places and strange tales from ancient times to the modern day. The book looks at the legends surrounding Cornish Piskies, stone figures and tors, and the court of King Arthur. Tales of the sea abound, including shipwrecks, mermaids and the Morgawr sea monster, as do stories of the Cornish saints and holy wells. Some historical crimes have entered folklore, such as the Nevell Norway murder, and the book is peopled with unusual and eccentric characters, as well as ghosts.These strange and spooky stories are accompanied by the author's photographs of places featured in the text in this hugely entertaining book.

Illustrated Tales of Cornwall

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Amberley Publishing

Devon's landscape and history is seeped in its folklore and legends. In Illustrated Tales of Devon, author John Husband explores a multitude of mysterious happenings and strange tales from ancient times to the modern day. The book looks at the legends surrounding Dartmoor's pixies, sightings of the devil, hairy hands menacing drivers, the true Uncle Tom Cobley at Widecombe Fair, a murderous monk and a postman poet, one of the first air accidents, an inn designed as a pack of card built by a gambler and a housing estate and pleasure gardens built on the proceeds of a cough syrup... and much more. These strange and remarkable stories are accompanied by the author's photographs of places featured in the text in this hugely entertaining book.

Illustrated Tales of Devon

Cornwall is a popular holiday destination best known for its dramatic coastal scenery and wonderful beaches. In this book, John Husband takes the reader on a tour of the places situated off the well-beaten tourist track, to discover the essence and true character of Cornwall. The coast path takes us to dramatic cliffs, which are ablaze with colour in spring, and the smaller coves and harbours where sustainable fishing still goes on much as it did in the heyday of the local fishing industry.Cornwall's heritage can also be found in the many prehistoric sites dotted across the landscape of the inland moors, surrounded by the remains of the ancient volcanoes which form the tors and crags of Bodmin Moor and West Penwith. More recent remains are found here too, the romantic outlines of ruined engine and winding houses left behind after the mining boom of the 18th and 19th centuries.Cornish people are proud of their Celtic origins and Celtic saints dominate the place names throughout the county, together with their associated legends. Apart from churches there are ancient holy wells and sites linked with the earlier pagan religions, their origins lost in time, which still come alive in the traditional Maytime ceremonies associated with Padstow and Helston. Finally, there are the drowned valleys of the Helford, Fal and Fowey rivers. Deep among their oak-lined banks lie hidden creeks and villages, glorious springtime gardens and idyllic riverside inns.

50 Gems of Cornwall: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places

Europe

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