Goblin Tales of Lancashire

A collection of Lancashire folk tales and supernatural sketches that gather ghost stories, fairy lore, witchcraft legends, and devilish episodes rooted in local landscape and custom. An introductory essay traces probable Celtic and Norse survivals and links particular beliefs to the county's fells, marshes, and coasts. The tales portray haunted houses, water-spirits, boggarts, spectral animals, and moralizing apparitions, mixing eerie atmosphere with regional customs, seasonal rituals, and village anecdotes. Many narratives explain misfortune or enforce social warnings, while others offer whimsical or tragic encounters with fairies and demons, presented as short pieces that alternate ethnographic observation with storytelling.