Illustrated Tales of Devon

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ISBN9781398118898
AuthorsJohn Husband
PublisherAmberley Publishing
FormatPaperback
Number of pages96
Weight (kg)0.306
Publishing Date15/06/2025
Price (excl. tax)€20.66
Tax€1.24
Price (incl. tax)€21.90
Availability2 units in external warehouse

Product Description

Devon’s landscape and history is steeped in its folklore and legends. In Illustrated Tales of Devon, author John Husband explores a multitude of mysterious happenings and strange tales from ancient times to the modern day. The book looks at the legends surrounding Dartmoor’s pixies, sightings of the Devil, hairy hands menacing drivers, the true Uncle Tom Cobley at Widecombe Fair, a murderous monk and a postman poet, one of the first air accidents, an inn designed as a pack of cards built by a gambler and a housing estate and pleasure gardens built on the proceeds of a cough syrup… and much more. These strange and remarkable stories are accompanied by the author’s photographs of places featured in the text in this hugely entertaining book.