{"product_id":"lancashire-folk-lore","title":"Folclore de Lancashire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if a county's ghost stories, healing charms and yearly feasts could reveal the texture of ordinary life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lancashire Folk-lore, John Harland and Thomas Turner Wilkinson explore the beliefs and customs of a county facing rapid change. Railways, factories and schools reshape Lancashire life, while witches, household spirits and healing charms fill its local lore. The county's old dialect also appears, bringing you closer to the words people use for their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection moves from witches and wizards to boggarts, fairies and ghosts, then into charms, holy wells and calendar customs. The Pendle witches stand among its best-known subjects. Local legends also bind stories to places, including Mab's Cross near Wigan. Rather than follow one plot, you explore the many ways people explain illness, mark the year and remember their landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWitches of Pendle Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the county's witchcraft lore, including the people tried at Lancaster in 1612.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnseen household company\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet boggarts, fairies and ghosts in some of the collection's liveliest accounts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharms and holy wells\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover remedies and beliefs people turn to when doctors are hard to reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA year of customs\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the world of wakes, where local festivals bring feasting, sport and family reunions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStories rooted in place\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow legends such as Mab's Cross, where tradition links a landmark with penance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of local history, ghost stories and old customs, and writers and researchers exploring the roots of English folk belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and step into Lancashire's world of local legends, household spirits and enduring customs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534666957148,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04278_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792175030","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/folclore-de-lancashire-es","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}