Two Cumberland Ballads
Author(s): John Stagg
Genre(s): Ballads, Narratives
Narrators: Phil Benson
Number of Chapters: 2
Length: 01 hour and 31 minutes
Language: English
Two narrative ballads, based on local lore, by the Cumberland poet John Stagg. In 'The Hermit of Rockcliffe', a young fugitive takes refuge with a hermit, hears a bizarre and cautionary tale of what might befall a lusty young man at a masked ball, and learns surprising news about himself. In 'The Rose of Corby' a young maid's elopement with her lover, on the day of her betrothal to a local lord, has an unexpected outcome. (Summary by Phil Benson)
The Hermit of Rockcliffe (Phil Benson)
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The audiobook Two Cumberland Ballads falls under the genres of Ballads, Narratives. It is written by John Stagg.