Folk Tales from the North York Moors by Peter N. Walker (28-Feb-1990) Paperback

by Peter N. Walker

Book by Walker, Peter N.

Unknown Binding

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Peter Norman Walker was a former policeman. He was born in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire.He also writes under the pseudonyms 'Andrew Arncliffe', 'Christopher Coram', 'Tom Ferris', 'James Ferguson' and 'Nicholas Rhea'.

Reviews

[Ape · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is somewhere between a guide book to the various villages and towns and a compilation of folk tales. Walker tells a number of folktales from the region, and it's a nice idea to go around them geographically. And I guess you can't assume everyone reading the book is from the area or familiar with the villages, so a little general info is useful (hence why it feels like a guide book at times) but some of the guide book details feel a little too much when really I'd wanted to read this to hear about the folk lore. And you might think, well, there wasn't enough to fill a book so he had to rattle on about other stuff. Except there are other stories that don't appear in this book. So it's interesting in itself, but it's not unique or has massive amounts of details fresh to bring to the table. Walker also embellishes some of the folk tales into short stories and, at times makes them a bit dry.

Not a compelling page tuner so I've been dipping in and out of it the last few months. I actually found some of the references to his own life in this region, such as growing up around Glaisdale and the Glaisdale wishing stone of most interest. I also quite liked his theory of why people eat their Yorkshire puddings first and as a separate course - no idea if he made it up or got it somewhere else as there aren't any references.

[[ J o ] · Rating 4 out of 5]

[ to review at a later date - possibly even re-read at a later date as well, though not urgent ]