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The Ingoldsby Legends

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309: 594:, Chapter 11 "The Marches of Hungary", p. 312, on seeing a remarkably dressed old Hungarian soldier or official in a coach near the Danube in 1934, complete with brown fur and gold chain around his shoulders, a medal around his neck, and a scimitar across one knee: "('Twould have made you crazy' – the lines suddenly surfaced after years of oblivion – 'to see Esterhazy / with jools from his jasey / to his diamond boots.' Yes, indeed.)" 506: 1177: 262:" predicts that he will be the cause of Sir Ralph's death. Three years later, Sir Ralph encounters Grey Dolphin's skull and kicks it contemptuously, only for a tooth to pierce his foot and cause an infection, from which he dies – so fulfilling the prophecy. The tale is based on the traditional 1180: 40: 274:, and with the addition of much imaginative detail. In an introductory note added to the story in 1840 (and writing as "Thomas Ingoldsby"), Barham claims descent from Sir Ralph de Shurland, and a right to bear the Shurland 1246: 1241: 204:, with a private income, Barham was not troubled with strenuous duties, and he had ample time to read, and to compose his stories and poems. Although the "legends" are based on 862:
It has been said that the oldest documented usage of the phrase "two shakes of a lamb's tail" can be found within this compilation. Evidences are found within the stories
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Barham introduces the collection with the statement that "The World, according to the best geographers, is divided into Europe, Asia, Africa, America and
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when he states that his friend, "staggered in tonight like the jackdaw of Rheims, cursed by bell and book, —". The two main characters then discuss the
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in 1840, 1842 and 1847. They remained popular during the 19th century, when they ran through many editions. They were illustrated by artists including
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A popular prose story is that of "Grey Dolphin", a horse who helps save the life of his master, Sir Ralph de Shurland, by swimming to obtain a
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Harris, Oliver D. (2023). ""Grey Dolphin" and the Horse Church, Minster in Sheppey: the construction of a legend".
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as a favourite of her childhood, and recites a passage from "The Execution" that appears in the collection.
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of Scientific Intelligence, he quotes from "The Dead Drummer": "now one Mr Jones comes forth and depones …"
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song "Smugglers' Leap" is based on the story of the same name featured in the Ingoldsby Legends.
683:, Lord Blandamar amuses his wife by reading a new edition of the Ingoldsby Legends after dinner. 1020: 970: 724: 709: 696:(1904), the children consult the Ingoldsby Legends when they want to improvise a magic ritual. 641: 568: 316: 286: 182: 730: 674: 624: 608: 598: 878: 814: 699: 679: 590: 267: 263: 1131: 655:" (1894) refers to making up rhymes about the legend "Ingoldsby fashion" to calm himself. 1039: 962: 808: 744: 629: 194: 150: 39: 1195: 1170: 914: 890: 785: 758: 445:"The Lay of St Cuthbert; or the Devil's Dinner-Party: a legend of the North Countree" 271: 209: 76: 270:, combined with another local legend of a drowned seaman buried but then exhumed at 775: 718: 275: 255: 248: 231:
The best-known poem in the collection is "The Jackdaw of Rheims", which is about a
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and poems written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a
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named "Mr Simpkinson": this was a satirical version of the real-life antiquary
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The legends were first printed during 1837 as a regular series in the magazine
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The collection also contains one of the earliest transcriptions of the song "
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describes himself as non-literary, claiming to have read regularly only the
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Many of the tales include brief jocular and derisory references to an
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The Ingoldsby Country: literary landmarks of the "Ingoldsby Legends"
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for Sir Ralph's murder of a priest; but is then beheaded after a "
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alongside his own, which he does on the volume's title page.
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or other pre-existing sources, chiefly Kentish, such as the "
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are referred to repeatedly (along with Butler, Byron and
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Online reading and multiple ebook formats at Ex-classics
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Works originally published in The New Monthly Magazine
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Collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poems
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A Row In An Omnibus (Box): A Legend Of The Haymarket
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Unsourced material may be challenged and 403:"The Merchant of Venice: a legend of Italy" 239:'s ring and is made a saint under the name 139:The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels 38: 31: 640:'s 1888 essay "From London", his stay at 554:Learn how and when to remove this message 430:"The Smuggler's Leap: a legend of Thanet" 448:"The Lay of St Aloys: a legend of Blois" 251:, was renamed The Jackdaw Inn in 1963. 212:", they are mostly humorous parodies or 938: 496:Allusions and references in other works 1227:Books illustrated by George Cruikshank 872:The Lay Of St Aloys: A Legend Of Blois 331:"The Nurse's Story: the Hand of Glory" 412:"Netley Abbey: a legend of Hampshire" 391:"Mr Peters's Story: the Bagman's Dog" 313:A Saint, from the "Jackdaw of Rheims" 141:) is a collection of myths, legends, 7: 1132:""The Dog Hervey" Notes on the text" 532:adding citations to reliable sources 385:"The Execution: A Sporting Anecdote" 1222:Books illustrated by Arthur Rackham 406:"The Auto-Da-Fé: a legend of Spain" 394:"Introduction to the Second Series" 337:"Grey Dolphin: a legend of Sheppey" 457:"Saint Medard: a legend of Africa" 25: 1237:Books illustrated by John Tenniel 921:Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border 424:"Aunt Fanny: a legend of a shirt" 285:", an early version of the song " 1175: 753:, Nick Jenkins mentions reading 504: 1232:Books illustrated by John Leech 1217:British short story collections 1160:A Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1212:Horror short story collections 757:when he needs relaxation from 349:"The Legend of Hamilton Tighe" 1: 856:Death and the Dancing Footman 460:"Preface to the Third Series" 1207:1840 short story collections 1202:1837 short story collections 388:"Some Account of a New Play" 1185:public domain audiobook at 1102:Harper, Charles G. 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Index

Ingoldsby Legends

Thomas Ingoldsby
short stories
R. Bentley & Son
Hardback
ghost stories
pen-name
English
Richard Harris Barham
Bentley's Miscellany
New Monthly Magazine
Richard Bentley
George Cruikshank
John Leech
John Tenniel
Arthur Rackham
Chapel Royal
folklore
hand of glory
pastiches
Romney Marsh
jackdaw
cardinal
Jem Crow
pub
Denton, Kent
royal pardon
hag
Isle of Sheppey

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