Project Gutenberg 2016-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 114 Ross, Frederick 1816 1893 Legendary Yorkshire The enchanted cave -- The doomed city -- The "worm" of Nunnington -- The devil's arrows -- The giant road-maker of Mulgrave -- The virgin's head of Halifax -- The dead arm of St. Oswald the king -- The translation of St. Hilda -- A miracle of St. John -- The beatified Sisters of Beverley -- The dragon of Wantley -- The miracles and ghost of Watton -- The murdered hermit of Eskdale -- The Calverley ghost -- The bewitched house of Wakefield. E-text prepared by Chris Whitehead, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Legendary Yorkshire" by Frederick Ross is a collection of folklore and legends written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rich tapestry of stories rooted in Yorkshire's history, featuring various mythical characters, historical figures, and local folklore, including tales of King Arthur and legendary monsters. The beginning of "Legendary Yorkshire" introduces the enchanting story of Peter Thompson, a humble potter who discovers an enchanted cave beneath Richmond Castle. Fleeing from the endless scolding of his termagant wife, Peter stumbles upon this hidden ravine, which leads him to the sleeping forms of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, preserved in a spell-bound slumber. The narrative conveys Peter's awe and fear as he intrudes upon the cave and nearly awakens the slumbering knights, making for an engaging start that blends humor, romance, and myth, setting the tone for the fantastical legends that follow throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Legends -- England -- Yorkshire GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 342393 2025-06-21T11:08:36.796777 text/html 323708 2024-10-23T01:26:31 text/html 466301 2025-06-21T11:08:42.021719 application/epub+zip 468753 2025-06-21T11:08:37.856731 application/epub+zip 202790 2025-06-21T11:08:37.308714 application/epub+zip 559933 2025-06-21T11:08:45.540686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515157 2025-06-21T11:08:41.473722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264995 2022-09-24T11:10:27.692353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309253 2023-09-23T07:42:04.925285 text/plain 289384 2024-10-23T01:26:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15400 2025-06-21T11:08:45.683669 application/rdf+xml 7580 2025-06-21T11:08:37.415736 image/jpeg 1644 2025-06-21T11:08:37.361760 image/jpeg 411190 2025-06-21T11:08:36.851717 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog