A GRIM ALMANAC OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE

New hardback. A collection of stories from South Yorkshire's past, some bizarre, some fascinating, some macabre, but all equally absorbing. Revealed here are the dark corners of the county, where witches, body snatchers, highwaymen and murderers, in whatever guise, have stalked. Accompanying this cast of gruesome characters are old superstitions, omens, strange beliefs and long-forgotten remedies for all manner of ailments. Illus. 138pp. 4to h/back. Pictorial glazed covers. New