MYTHSTORIC JOURNEYS
A unique essay collection regarding the extraordinary local history and provenance of folklore inherent across Cheshire, North Staffordshire and Peak District Derbyshire - now expanded with previously unreleased material. From the Headless Horseman of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the ‘Hungry Prophet' of Cheshire, to the Bakewell Witches and beyond, this collection represents a comprehensive and original study of folklore and legend combined with revelations regarding long-lost local histories.
THE FOLKLORE OF CHESHIRE'S HISTORIC BALLADS
During the nineteenth century, antiquarians travelled the countryside, gathering tales of legend, superstition, and history - capturing stories that might otherwise have been lost forever. For Cheshire, the premier collection published during the period was Ballads and Legends of Cheshire (1867) by Egerton Leigh, but its format of rhymes and songs can make the stories within somewhat elusive to the modern reader. Here, those stories have been carefully transposed into narrative prose, forming a collection of folktales that is genuinely indicative of the earliest Cheshire folklore on record.