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Tales and legends of the English lakes

by Wilson Armistead & Wordsworth Collection

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionPrimary source
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"Tales and Legends of the English Lakes" by Wilson Armistead is a collection of folk tales and narratives derived from the romantic and historical landscape of the Lake District, written in the late 19th century. The book intends to explore the beauty and enchantment of this scenic region, while also delving into its history and folklore, combining both legendary tales and the allure of the natural surroundings. The opening of the collection sets an evocative stage, highlighting the enchanting landscape of the Lake District and the rich cultural tapestry that surrounds it. Armistead reflects on the area's breathtaking beauty, its idyllic lakes and mountains, and the stories rooted in its history. He introduces the notion that while the Lake District may lack grand historical events, it is rich in myth and poetry, urging readers to appreciate both its natural magnificence and the legends that breathe life into its corners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Folklore”, “folklore”, “Legends”, and 3 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the title, “Tales” in the title, “Folklore” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Legends”· via Internet Archive
    • “Folklore”· via Open Library
    • “Legends”· via Open Library
    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg

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1891-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Simpkin, Marshall; London, Simpkin, MarshallEnglish—Public digitized item

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2013-03-17Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 4 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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