Author: a. h. millar, ll.d.,
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
haunted dundee
Author: a. h. millar, ll.d.,
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Scottish Urban Myths
Author: Sheena Blackhall
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957921
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Monsters, lunatics, vampires, werewolves and evil dolls, stones entombing bodies, faces appearing in walls, curses and meetings with the Devil – all this and more are contained within this book of myths and ancient legends. Well-known storytellers Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall recount a range of intriguing tales from the top to the bottom of Scotland, from ancient times to the present day. Folklore embeds itself in a local community, often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries and take them as fact. Whether they’re stories passed around the school playground, through the Internet, or round a flickering campfire, such legends are everywhere. Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Celtic folklore.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957921
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Monsters, lunatics, vampires, werewolves and evil dolls, stones entombing bodies, faces appearing in walls, curses and meetings with the Devil – all this and more are contained within this book of myths and ancient legends. Well-known storytellers Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall recount a range of intriguing tales from the top to the bottom of Scotland, from ancient times to the present day. Folklore embeds itself in a local community, often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries and take them as fact. Whether they’re stories passed around the school playground, through the Internet, or round a flickering campfire, such legends are everywhere. Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Celtic folklore.
The Witches of Fife
Author: Stuart MacDonald
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857907948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross and Pittenweem, history records that some women were executed as witches. Nevertheless, the reality of what happened the night that Janet Cornfoot was lynched at Pittenweem is hard to grasp as one sits by the harbour watching the fishing boats unload their catch and the pleasure boats rising with the tide. How could people do this to an old woman? Why was no-one ever brought to justice? And why would anyone defend such a lynching? The task of the historian is to try to make events in the past come alive and seem less strange. The details of the witch-hunt are fascinating. Some of the anecdotes are strange. The modern reader finds it hard to imagine illness being blamed on the malevolence of a beggar woman denied charity, or the economic failure of a sea voyage being attributed to the village hag, not bad weather. Witch-hunting was related to ideas, values, attitudes and political events. It was a complicated process, involving religious and civil authorities, village tensions and the fears of the elite. The witch-hunt in Scotland also took place at a time when one of the main agendas was the creation of a righteous or godly society. As a result, religious authorities had control over aspects of people's lives which seem as strange to us today as beliefs about magic or witchcraft. It was not accidental that the witch-hunt in Scotland, and specifically in Fife, should have happened at this time. This book tells the story of what occurred over a period of a century and a half, and offers some explanation as to why it occurred.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857907948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross and Pittenweem, history records that some women were executed as witches. Nevertheless, the reality of what happened the night that Janet Cornfoot was lynched at Pittenweem is hard to grasp as one sits by the harbour watching the fishing boats unload their catch and the pleasure boats rising with the tide. How could people do this to an old woman? Why was no-one ever brought to justice? And why would anyone defend such a lynching? The task of the historian is to try to make events in the past come alive and seem less strange. The details of the witch-hunt are fascinating. Some of the anecdotes are strange. The modern reader finds it hard to imagine illness being blamed on the malevolence of a beggar woman denied charity, or the economic failure of a sea voyage being attributed to the village hag, not bad weather. Witch-hunting was related to ideas, values, attitudes and political events. It was a complicated process, involving religious and civil authorities, village tensions and the fears of the elite. The witch-hunt in Scotland also took place at a time when one of the main agendas was the creation of a righteous or godly society. As a result, religious authorities had control over aspects of people's lives which seem as strange to us today as beliefs about magic or witchcraft. It was not accidental that the witch-hunt in Scotland, and specifically in Fife, should have happened at this time. This book tells the story of what occurred over a period of a century and a half, and offers some explanation as to why it occurred.
New Letters and Memorials
Author: Jane Welsh Carlyle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors' spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors' spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
Author: Jane Welsh Carlyle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors' spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors' spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Paranormal Case Files of Great Britain (Volume 1)
Author: Malcolm Robinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244038996
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Strange tales of ghosts and hauntings can be found from all corners of the Earth and records show that accounts of ghostly presences go well back into antiquity. As a researcher on the paranormal, Malcolm Robinson takes from his files incredible tales of ghosts and paranormal events. He also shares with us his own ghostly encounters of which he has had more than his fair share. This book covers some amazing cases from haunted council houses to haunted castles. Malcolm brings forward personal accounts from people who have had first hand dealings with ghosts, their testimony will shock you and in a court of law this testimony would be hard to dismiss. This book provides a stunning and frightening look at some of Britain's ghostly case files. This book should be read by believers and sceptics alike, as there is nothing like hard evidence. Read on if you dare.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244038996
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Strange tales of ghosts and hauntings can be found from all corners of the Earth and records show that accounts of ghostly presences go well back into antiquity. As a researcher on the paranormal, Malcolm Robinson takes from his files incredible tales of ghosts and paranormal events. He also shares with us his own ghostly encounters of which he has had more than his fair share. This book covers some amazing cases from haunted council houses to haunted castles. Malcolm brings forward personal accounts from people who have had first hand dealings with ghosts, their testimony will shock you and in a court of law this testimony would be hard to dismiss. This book provides a stunning and frightening look at some of Britain's ghostly case files. This book should be read by believers and sceptics alike, as there is nothing like hard evidence. Read on if you dare.
Haunted Kirkcaldy
Author: Gregor Stewart
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957824
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Compiled by paranormal investigator Gregor Stewart, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Kirkcaldy. From haunted public houses, which have left both customers and staff terrified, to the ruins of the ancient Ravenscraig Castle, which still attract a mysterious visitor many years after their death, this collection of ghostly goings-on, phantom footsteps and playful poltergeists is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the paranormal and the history of Fife's largest town. Richly illustrated with over fifty images, Haunted Kirkcaldy is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957824
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Compiled by paranormal investigator Gregor Stewart, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Kirkcaldy. From haunted public houses, which have left both customers and staff terrified, to the ruins of the ancient Ravenscraig Castle, which still attract a mysterious visitor many years after their death, this collection of ghostly goings-on, phantom footsteps and playful poltergeists is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the paranormal and the history of Fife's largest town. Richly illustrated with over fifty images, Haunted Kirkcaldy is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.
Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760740033
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Author Richard Jones takes you to 100 castles in the British Isles, from romantic ruins on sea-lashed headlands to splendid castles that have been transformed into luxury hotels.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760740033
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Author Richard Jones takes you to 100 castles in the British Isles, from romantic ruins on sea-lashed headlands to splendid castles that have been transformed into luxury hotels.
The Decisions of the Court of Session
Author: Scotland. Court of Session
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Say Yes to the Highlander
Author: Angeline Fortin
Publisher: My Personal Bubble LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1429
Book Description
What is it that holds them back? Is it love? Trust? A fear that what they feel is no more than lust? These are the questions the siblings of clan MacKintosh seek the answers to in the Questions for a Highlander series. The Perfect Question Richard MacKintosh returned from Egypt wounded, in body and in spirit. Determined to force the government to search for the brothers-at arms he left behind, he has no time for distractions...until Abby Merrill comes back into his life. The once brash, bossy tomboy he once knew is now a lovely sophisticated woman who stirs anything but brotherly feelings. But Abby has a few demons of her own. If they have any chance at a future together, they must first free themselves from the past. A Question of Love Since meeting Eve Preston years before, Francis MacKintosh has become a man embittered by life, a disgraceful wife, and the scandalous divorce that has darkened his family's name. He never thought that fate would bring Eve back into his life or that he would dare to love and trust once more. But for his bonny lass, he's willing to take a chance. If only he can convince Eve to do the same! A Question of Trust When Jack Merrill inherits not only a title of Earl of Haddington but the devastating debt that comes with it, his friends convince him that there is no better way to gain quick wealth than to marry into it! On the hunt for a wealthy bride, Jack stumbles upon the perfect solution. Kitty Hayes is everything her sister Eve was not–full of a fire and spirit that challenges him. She's also possesses Eve's finest quality—the fortune he needs. But Kitty is a married woman and swears never to wed again once she gets the divorce she longs for. When Jack becomes first friend then lover then rescuer, can Kitty set aside her troubled past, and not only love, but trust again? A Question of Lust Moira MacKenzie is thrilled that the man she loved for so long is coming home again believing he'd been killed in action five years before...until she remembers one thing. She may have loved Vin MacKintosh, but he'd never loved her back. Tormented by his years as a prisoner of war, Vin must readapt to a world far different from the one he left and Moira offers the friendship and encouragement he desperately needs to carry on. However, he discovers he cannot see her as sister any longer. She is a woman…one too desirable to resist. Will it be too late before he realizes that what he feels is more than a mere question of lust? A Question for Harry They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. As one of them, Fiona MacKintosh isn't inclines to entrust her heart to a man again. Especially not the same man! But there's just something about Harry Brudenall and when danger looms unexpectedly, and it is her life rather than her heart that is in peril, Fiona soon realizes that there is only one man she wants to turn to. A Question Worth Asking Primrose Eames has more than enough men trying to control her already. There's no chance she’ll relent and marry again, despite her brothers’ dogged “encouragement” on the matter. What she needs is a decoy and James MacKintosh is just the man for the job. James is happy to engage in a false courtship with Prim for reasons of his own. However, he soon discovers that even a fictitious courtship with a woman set on never remarrying has its own challenges. A Question for the Ages For more than two years, Piper Brudenall has successfully hidden herself away. She'd be a fool to let her guard down now, however when Connor MacKintosh comes along offering a friendly ear, a helping hand, and something more unexpected, she’s torn between her head and the heart that knows he's a man like no other. As her past catches up with her, can she learn to trust Connor with not only her heart but her life? That’s a question for the ages.
Publisher: My Personal Bubble LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1429
Book Description
What is it that holds them back? Is it love? Trust? A fear that what they feel is no more than lust? These are the questions the siblings of clan MacKintosh seek the answers to in the Questions for a Highlander series. The Perfect Question Richard MacKintosh returned from Egypt wounded, in body and in spirit. Determined to force the government to search for the brothers-at arms he left behind, he has no time for distractions...until Abby Merrill comes back into his life. The once brash, bossy tomboy he once knew is now a lovely sophisticated woman who stirs anything but brotherly feelings. But Abby has a few demons of her own. If they have any chance at a future together, they must first free themselves from the past. A Question of Love Since meeting Eve Preston years before, Francis MacKintosh has become a man embittered by life, a disgraceful wife, and the scandalous divorce that has darkened his family's name. He never thought that fate would bring Eve back into his life or that he would dare to love and trust once more. But for his bonny lass, he's willing to take a chance. If only he can convince Eve to do the same! A Question of Trust When Jack Merrill inherits not only a title of Earl of Haddington but the devastating debt that comes with it, his friends convince him that there is no better way to gain quick wealth than to marry into it! On the hunt for a wealthy bride, Jack stumbles upon the perfect solution. Kitty Hayes is everything her sister Eve was not–full of a fire and spirit that challenges him. She's also possesses Eve's finest quality—the fortune he needs. But Kitty is a married woman and swears never to wed again once she gets the divorce she longs for. When Jack becomes first friend then lover then rescuer, can Kitty set aside her troubled past, and not only love, but trust again? A Question of Lust Moira MacKenzie is thrilled that the man she loved for so long is coming home again believing he'd been killed in action five years before...until she remembers one thing. She may have loved Vin MacKintosh, but he'd never loved her back. Tormented by his years as a prisoner of war, Vin must readapt to a world far different from the one he left and Moira offers the friendship and encouragement he desperately needs to carry on. However, he discovers he cannot see her as sister any longer. She is a woman…one too desirable to resist. Will it be too late before he realizes that what he feels is more than a mere question of lust? A Question for Harry They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. As one of them, Fiona MacKintosh isn't inclines to entrust her heart to a man again. Especially not the same man! But there's just something about Harry Brudenall and when danger looms unexpectedly, and it is her life rather than her heart that is in peril, Fiona soon realizes that there is only one man she wants to turn to. A Question Worth Asking Primrose Eames has more than enough men trying to control her already. There's no chance she’ll relent and marry again, despite her brothers’ dogged “encouragement” on the matter. What she needs is a decoy and James MacKintosh is just the man for the job. James is happy to engage in a false courtship with Prim for reasons of his own. However, he soon discovers that even a fictitious courtship with a woman set on never remarrying has its own challenges. A Question for the Ages For more than two years, Piper Brudenall has successfully hidden herself away. She'd be a fool to let her guard down now, however when Connor MacKintosh comes along offering a friendly ear, a helping hand, and something more unexpected, she’s torn between her head and the heart that knows he's a man like no other. As her past catches up with her, can she learn to trust Connor with not only her heart but her life? That’s a question for the ages.