Published by his brother after his sudden death in 1868, John Pagen White’s book retells Lake District legends in ballad verse, with long notes on places and traditions. Here are the Banner of Broughton Tower, the Crier of Claife, the Cuckoo in Borrowdale, King Eveling, Sir Lancelot Threlkeld, Pan on Kirkstone and ghostly ferry-folk bound for Armboth Hall.
A treasury of Cumbrian lore for walkers and lovers of local legend. Download the free EPUB.