10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASTNESS»
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wastness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wastness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries
That about the Selkie and the Goodman of Wastness, for instance, has its
counterpart in Sutherland and in Ireland, both of which claim a legend and family
practically identical with that of the Orcades. — See Alexander Macbray's
Sketches of ...
2
Diasporic Women’s Writing of the Black Atlantic: ...
What had been a seal was a white-skinned boy” (http://www.orkneyjar.com/
folklore/selkiefolk/). In his version of “The Goodman o' Wastness,” Towrie also
depicts the selkie-folk sunning on the shore as “naked with unblemished skins as
white ...
Emilia María Durán-Almarza, Esther Álvarez López, 2013
3
The Scottish Antiquary: Or, Northern Notes & Queries
Well, it happened one day that the goodman of Wastness was down on the ebb (
that portion of the shore left dry at low water), when he saw at a little distance a
number of selkie folk on a flat rock. Some were lying sunning themselves, while ...
Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson, 1893
4
Examples of printed folk-lore concerning the Orkney & ...
She bore her goodman seven children, four boys and three lasses, and there
were not bonnier lasses or statelier boys in all the isle. And though the goodwife
of Wastness appeared happy, and was sometimes merry, yet there seemed at
times ...
George Fraser Black, Northcote Whitridge Thomas, 1903
Though above superstitious belief in, he possessed an inexhaustible store of old-
world tales. He often assisted me in clearing up some difficulty in Orkney folk-lore
. The goodman of Wastness was well-to-do, had hisfarm well-stocked, and was ...
6
Essex Institute Historical Collections
... that William Traill of Wastness and Barbara Balfour Daughter to George Balfour
of Plearcy were lawfull married Spouses & had Issue George of Wastness the
Eldest, James of Woodwick writter in Edinburgh, the second, William Merchant in
...
7
The Law Journal Reports
(22) Orders as to port of discharge are to be given to the master within twenty-four
hours after receipt by consignees of master's telegraphic report to consignees ...
of his arrival at the port of call. ..." On July 2, 1924, the Wastness left Rosario for ...
8
The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Malory
... Gregory lOln Wappenbury, Roger de 203-4 Warwick, John lOln Warwick see
also Beauchamp and Neville Wastness, Roger 53n Wastness, Rose 53n Watford,
Thomas 59 Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnett,The 2,130,163,170 Wells,
...
9
The Folk Tales of Scotland: The Well at the World's End and ...
n'R day, when the goodman of Wastness was down on the beach and the tide
was out, he saw a number of Selkie folk on a flat rock. They had taken off their
seal-skins, and had skin as white as his own. The goodman crept forward and
waded ...
10
A forgotten heritage: original folk tales of Lowland Scotland
The Goodwife of Wastness Place: Orkney. Source: County Folklore (Orkney and
Shetland) 1903. Narrator: A native of North Ronaldsay. Collector: G. F. Black. The
goodman of Wastness was well-to-do, a good-looking well- favoured man with ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASTNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wastness is used in the context of the following news items.
Goodman and His Selkie Wife
In Orkney, in a time long past, lived a man who was simply known as Goodman of Wastness. Goodman was a handsome young lad and naturally many local ... «The New Indian Express, Nov 14»
O reino unido das mulheres
São eles: O Touro Negro de Norroway (origem escocesa), A Pobretona que Virou Rainha (irlandês) e O Gentil Homem de Wastness (também da Escócia). «Globo Rural, Jul 12»
Dois espetáculos paulistas estreiam no FILO
Inspirado nos contos "A pobretona que virou rainha", de origem irlandesa, "O gentil homem de Wastness" e "O touro negro de Norroway" (ambos escoceses), ... «Bondenews, Jun 12»
