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A woodland guardian, a grandmother's memories and an allotment gardener bring different corners of Yorkshire into these short stories by F. W. Moorman. The opening tale draws on the legend of Melsh Dick, a spirit associated with unripe nuts and the young life of the forest. Told largely in local dialect by Owd Dont, it follows a boy called Doed who falls behind his companions in Bowland Forest and meets a strange guide promising him a squirrel.
The collection moves between folklore and everyday country life. In Janet's Cove, a grandmother recalls an Easter morning of birdsong, a waterfall and a fairy dancing with the sun. The Potato and the Pig introduces Abe Ingham, whose enthusiasm for cricket has given way to tending his allotment. Regional speech gives these scenes their pace and humour, making the book useful for readers interested in Yorkshire storytelling, rural customs and the sound of spoken dialect.
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Book facts
- Author
- F. W. Moorman
- Reading time
- About 100 minutes
- Pages
- 47
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online