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From
DEVONSHIRE CHARACTERS AND STRANGE EVENTS
by S. Baring-Gould
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1908.
Provided by Michael Steer
The book is one in the "Bygone Series" produced by The Hull Press. To quote from the advertisements in the book, the series "has been favourably reviewed in the leading critical journals of England and America.Carefully written articles by recognised authorities are included on history, castles, abbeys, biography, romantic episodes, legendary lore, traditional stories, curious customs, folk-lore, etc., etc. The works are illustrated by eminent artists, and by the reproduction of quaint pictures of the olden time". The book was produced from a digital copy that can be downloaded from https://archive.org/details/devonshirecharac00bariuoft. It is also available for download from Project Gutenberg.
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HUGH STAFFORD AND THE ROYAL WILDING | 1 |
THE ALPHINGTON PONIES | 16 |
MARIA FOOTE | 21 |
CARABOO | 35 |
JOHN ARSCOTT, OF TETCOTT | 47 |
WIFE-SALES | 58 |
WHITE WITCHES | 70 |
MANLY PEEKE | 84 |
EULALIA PAGE | 95 |
JAMES WYATT | 107 |
THE REV. W. DAVY | 123 |
THE GREY WOMAN | 128 |
ROBERT LYDE AND THE "FRIEND'S ADVENTURE" | 136 |
JOSEPH PITTS | 152 |
THE DEMON OF SPREYTON | 170 |
TOM AUSTIN | 175 |
FRANCES FLOOD | 177 |
SIR WILLIAM HANKFORD | 181 |
SIR JOHN FITZ | 185 |
LADY HOWARD | 194 |
THE BlDLAKES, OF BlDLAKE | 212 |
THE PIRATES OF LUNDY | 224 |
TOM D'URFEY | 238 |
THE BIRD OF THE OXENHAMS | 248 |
"LUSTY" STUCLEY | 262 |
THE BIDEFORD WITCHES | 274 |
SIR "JUDAS" STUKELEY | 278 |
THE SAMPFORD GHOST | 286 |
PHILIPPA GARY AND ANNE EVANS | 292 |
JACK RATTENBURY | 301 |
JOHN BARNES, TAVERNER AND HIGHWAYMAN | 320 |
EDWARD CAPERN | 325 |
GEORGE MEDYETT GOODRIDGE | 332 |
JOHN DAVY | 351 |
RICHARD PARKER, THE MUTINEER | 355 |
BENJAMIN KENNICOTT, D.D | 369 |
CAPTAIN JOHN AVERY | 375 |
JOANNA SOUTHCOTT | 390 |
THE STOKE RESURRECTIONISTS | 405 |
"THE BEGGARS' OPERA" AND GAY'S CHAIR | 414 |
BAMPFYLDE-MOORE CAREW | 425 |
WILLIAM GIFFORD | 436 |
BENJAMIN R. HAYDON | 457 |
JOHN COOKE | 478 |
SAVERY AND NEWCOMEN, INVENTORS | 487 |
ANDREW BRICE, PRINTER | 502 |
DEVONSHIRE WRESTLERS | 514 |
TWO HUNTING PARSONS | 529 |
SAMUEL PROUT | 564 |
FONTELAUTUS | 58l |
WILLIAM LANG, OF BRADWORTHY | 594 |
WILLIAM COOKWORTHY | 600 |
WILLIAM JACKSON, ORGANIST | 608 |
JOHN DUNNING, FIRST LORD ASHBURTON | 618 |
GOVERNOR SHORTLAND & THE PRINCETOWN MASSACRE | 633 |
CAPTAIN JOHN PALK | 700 |
RICHARD WEEKES, GENTLEMAN AT ARMS & PRISONER IN THE FLEET | 709 |
STEER NOR'-WEST | 718 |
GEORGE PEELE | 726 |
PETER PINDAR | 737 |
DR. J. W. BUDD | 754 |
REAR-ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CHICHESTER, BART | 772 |