Northumberland has a great wealth of stories from the past which this book draws from. Some stories are ancient legends such as the sad tale of Sir Bertram Lord of Bothal Castle near Morpeth; other stories are drawn straight from the pages of history as with the Hartley Colliery Disaster. All the stories in this book bring to life moments of drama and mystery, romance and heroism.
The local characters involved include rioters, smugglers, Jacobite rebels, a hermit, witches, border reivers, wealthy money-lenders, fishwives and ghosts. Joan Morgan lives near Hexham and has had a life long interest in local stories. In this book she restores to them all their original colour and vigour and retells the stories with a blend of humour and enthusiasm which no Northumberland reader can fail to enjoy.
A5 (softcover) 96 pages
