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A Legend of Godshill
Paperback
Series: Island Tales
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ISBN13: 9798263258078
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 1 2025
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 1 2025
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How did Godshill Church come to be built on top of a hill? There are many versions of the legend, but Abraham Elder's version, first published in Bentley's Miscellany in 1839, is perhaps the only one that takes the form of a tall tale. This volume includes Elder's original version, along with a recent retelling of it, descriptions of the legend from Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight, published in 1850, George Clinch's The Isle of Wight, of 1908, and Percy G. Stone's version from Legends and Lays of the Isle of Wight, first published in 1912. A brief background note regarding the possible identity of Abraham Elder is also included.
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