More Somerset Tales
Title | More Somerset Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Jack William Sweet |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2017-05-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1445664526 |
A collection of shocking and surprising stories and events from the county of Somerset.
More Far Eastern Tales
Title | More Far Eastern Tales PDF eBook |
Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2010-05-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1409075559 |
From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of life in the colonies and stands as a superbly entertaining and compelling testament to Maugham's skill and power as a short story writer.
Somerset Folk Tales
Title | Somerset Folk Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Jacksties |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2011-11-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0752478192 |
These Somerset tales, newly collected or retold with a strong sense of the land and the waters that shaped them, reflect our enduring interest in the natural landscape. Let these stories from the Summer Lands take you on a journey: across wind-wild moors that plummet to treacherous tides traversed by sea morgans; on a scramble from gorges shaped by the Devil's spite to caves dwelled in by bitter witches. Discover ancient mines and dragons' haunts, and emerge into forests and fields to be befriended by bees or bedevilled by fairies; then stroll beside ancient waterways, where willows walk and orchards talk. From Gwyn ap Neath to Joseph of Arimathea, your travelling companions will meet you from legend, history and living memory – from the places where they were once known best. Sharon Jacksties has a sharp eye for the landscape of Somerset and the seen and unseen stories that it holds, a sympathetic ear for the dialect of the South West, and a playful wit that brings this collection of tales to vivid and delightful life.
Legends & Lore of Somerset County
Title | Legends & Lore of Somerset County PDF eBook |
Author | Michael A. Haynes |
Publisher | American Legends |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781626196797 |
"Legends and folklore from Somerset County, NJ"--
Far Eastern Tales
Title | Far Eastern Tales PDF eBook |
Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2010-05-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1409075583 |
Far Eastern Tales is a collection of short stories born of Maugham's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best - sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul.
Somerset Homecoming
Title | Somerset Homecoming PDF eBook |
Author | Dorothy Spruill Redford |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2000-03-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780807848432 |
The story of one woman's unflagging efforts to recover the history of her ancestors, slaves who had lived and worked at Somerset Place plantation.
Rain and Other South Sea Stories
Title | Rain and Other South Sea Stories PDF eBook |
Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 2012-03-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0486114198 |
The clash between a missionary and a prostitute, "Rain" is among this master storyteller's most famous tales. Additional selections include "Macintosh," "The Fall of Edward Barnard," "The Pool," and other compelling stories of life in the tropics.