The FolkLore Press
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Publishes the folklore, poetry and illustrations of Stephen G. Rae, the Bard of Cumberland. Introducing, Folklore of the Lake District, and Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin. In 2026, a book on Scottish folklore
Yara-ma-yha-who is a small red goblin-like being living in trees in Australia's rainforests. It has a voracious appetite for blood, human and animal
and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
#goblins #folklore #booksky
and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
#goblins #folklore #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
#botd 1940, H.R. Giger; perhaps best known for his work on 'Alien' but also created airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, in an art style known as 'biomechanical'
art: Gebärmaschine, 1967
art: Gebärmaschine, 1967
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
#botd 1940, H.R. Giger; perhaps best known for his work on 'Alien' but also created airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, in an art style known as 'biomechanical'
art: Gebärmaschine, 1967
art: Gebärmaschine, 1967
📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #books
Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #books
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #books
Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #books
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
It's Penguin Awareness Day 🐧
A devious penguin plans a grand theft. It involves putting Wallace in danger. Will Gromit stop the feathered fiend?
The Wrong Trousers, 1993
dir. Nick Park
A devious penguin plans a grand theft. It involves putting Wallace in danger. Will Gromit stop the feathered fiend?
The Wrong Trousers, 1993
dir. Nick Park
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
It's Penguin Awareness Day 🐧
A devious penguin plans a grand theft. It involves putting Wallace in danger. Will Gromit stop the feathered fiend?
The Wrong Trousers, 1993
dir. Nick Park
A devious penguin plans a grand theft. It involves putting Wallace in danger. Will Gromit stop the feathered fiend?
The Wrong Trousers, 1993
dir. Nick Park
It's National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀
Cheese-loving Wallace and his dog Gromit find their fridge empty. Knowing that the moon is made of cheese, they build a rocket and fly there
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989
dir. Nick Park
Cheese-loving Wallace and his dog Gromit find their fridge empty. Knowing that the moon is made of cheese, they build a rocket and fly there
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989
dir. Nick Park
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It's National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀
Cheese-loving Wallace and his dog Gromit find their fridge empty. Knowing that the moon is made of cheese, they build a rocket and fly there
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989
dir. Nick Park
Cheese-loving Wallace and his dog Gromit find their fridge empty. Knowing that the moon is made of cheese, they build a rocket and fly there
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989
dir. Nick Park
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping...
~ from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, #botd 1809
art: The Raven by Gustave Doré
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping...
~ from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, #botd 1809
art: The Raven by Gustave Doré
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping...
~ from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, #botd 1809
art: The Raven by Gustave Doré
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping...
~ from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, #botd 1809
art: The Raven by Gustave Doré
📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 AM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#bookologythursday #booksky
Stikini, from Seminole myth. Witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people; at night they vomit up their internal organs and hang them in a tree, to become these owl monsters that feed on human hearts.
art: Mary Metzger
art: Mary Metzger
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Stikini, from Seminole myth. Witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people; at night they vomit up their internal organs and hang them in a tree, to become these owl monsters that feed on human hearts.
art: Mary Metzger
art: Mary Metzger
The lonely road between Bardsea and Rampside is haunted by a 'Dobbie' and his companion a white hair
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
January 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The lonely road between Bardsea and Rampside is haunted by a 'Dobbie' and his companion a white hair
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
From Stephen's "Folklore of the Lake District" :
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
From Stephen's "Folklore of the Lake District" :
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
Huan, the Hound of Valinor, was a great wolfhound, one of the hunting dogs of Oromë the Hunter. It was prophesied that Huan could not be killed, unless by a werewolf.
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Huan, the Hound of Valinor, was a great wolfhound, one of the hunting dogs of Oromë the Hunter. It was prophesied that Huan could not be killed, unless by a werewolf.
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
Peter Klucik's illustration for an unpublished version of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien #botd 1892
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Peter Klucik's illustration for an unpublished version of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien #botd 1892
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
Scottish Wildcat, or the Highland Tiger
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Scottish Wildcat, or the Highland Tiger
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
January 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"