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Hertfordshire folk lore / by W. B. Gerish ; republished with an introduction by W. Branch Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wakefield : S.R. Publishers, 1970.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0854095829
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Contents:
A Hertfordshire St. George -- A Hertfordshire Robin Hood -- The Mayers and their song -- A Hertfordshire witch -- The Hertfordshire wonder -- The severall practices of Johane Harrison and her daughter -- Hock-tide at Hexton -- The "wicked Lady Ferrers" -- John Kellerman, the "last of the alchemists" -- The "maid of the mill" -- The folk-lore of Hertfordshire -- A relation of Mary Hall of Gadsden -- A Hertfordshire miracle -- The mowing devil -- The children's example -- The surprising discoveries of murtherers -- A short rehearsal of the sad condition of three of the children of John Balwin of Sarret -- The Devil's delusions.
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Books Books VWML Gift Off-site storage (3-4 working days needed to retrieve). GO 25 (31) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only (3-4 working days notice needed. Contact a member of staff.) 20550
Books Books VWML GO 25 (31) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only 6844

"Originally published in Bishop's Stortford as eighteen separate pamphlets, those of known date being published between approximately 1905 and 1915."

A Hertfordshire St. George -- A Hertfordshire Robin Hood -- The Mayers and their song -- A Hertfordshire witch -- The Hertfordshire wonder -- The severall practices of Johane Harrison and her daughter -- Hock-tide at Hexton -- The "wicked Lady Ferrers" -- John Kellerman, the "last of the alchemists" -- The "maid of the mill" -- The folk-lore of Hertfordshire -- A relation of Mary Hall of Gadsden -- A Hertfordshire miracle -- The mowing devil -- The children's example -- The surprising discoveries of murtherers -- A short rehearsal of the sad condition of three of the children of John Balwin of Sarret -- The Devil's delusions.

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