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Jack's Strange Tales Collection: The Complete Series
All six books in 'Jack's Strange Tales', a series by Jack Strange, now in one volume!Strange Tales of Scotland: Strange Tales of Scotland all deal with a particular aspect of Scottish mysteries.
You'll learn of the ghost that appeared at the wedding of King Alexander II, of monsters such as the Shellycoat and Water-horse that were thought to inhabit Scotland’s lochs.
Another part deals exclusively with Loch Ness, and the strange happenings at that mysterious body of water.
Later, we have a look at the mysterious deaths at the Flannan Islands Lighthouse, and at the strange creatures that were once believed to infest the hills and glens of Scotland, including the terrifying brollachan and the slaugh.It's A Strange Place, England: This small book looks at some of the strange things that make England unique, starting with the English language itself and looking at concepts such as sports, ghosts and the English love for eccentricity - like the sportsman who rode his horse naked.
There is also the impressively masculine Cerne Abbas Giant, to which women once flocked when they wished to become pregnant.
The mysterious Stonehenge also deserves its part in this book.
From Robin Hood to highwaymen and smugglers, English folk tales take some very ruthless people and turn them into heroes that they most certainly were not.
Finally, there's a cheerful chapter that looks at pubs, which figure prominently in many English tales and are a part of modern culture all over the world today.The Strangeness That Is Wales: This book looks at the strange legends, tales and ghosts of Wales.
Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate.
Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur
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