Kent Urban Legends
The Phantom Hitchhiker and Other Stories
Published on 1. March 2013
192 pages
978-0-7524-9245-2 (ISBN)
Description
Do motorists pick up a phantom hitchhiker on Blue Bell Hill during stormy nights? Does Satan appear if you dance round the Devil's Bush in the village of Pluckley? Do big cats roam the local woods? And what happens if you manage to count the 'Countless Stones' near Aylesford? For centuries strange urban legends have materialised in the Garden of England. Now, for the first time, folklorist and monster-hunter Neil Arnold looks at these intriguing tales, strips back the layers, and reveals if there is more to these Chinese whispers than meets the eye. Folklore embeds itself into 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, urban legends are everywhere. Kent Urban Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Kent folklore.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
1,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-9245-2 (9780752492452)
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03/2013
The History Press Ltd
€32.37
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- One Bloody Mary
- Two The Phantom Hitch-Hiker
- Three The Necessary Evils of Modern Technology
- Four Devilish Legends
- Five School Legends
- Six If You Go Down to the Woods (and Water) Today
- Seven More Strange Urban Legends
- Bibliography
- Copyright
