Contents

The Ghost of Trinity Church, York -- Peter Priestly, the Wakefield parish clerk -- Prophet Wroe -- Bishop-Dyke Pond -- Snowden Dunhill, the convict -- James Naylor, the Quaker -- "Old Three Laps" -- Christopher Pivett -- David Turton, musician at Horbury -- John Bartendale, the piper -- Blind Jack of Knaresborough -- "Peg Pennyworth" -- Peter Barker, the blind joiner -- The White House -- Jemmy Hirst, an oddity -- The Tragedy of Beningbrough Hall -- A Yorkshire butcher -- The one-pound note -- Mr. Wikes of Leaseholme -- The Rev. Mr. Carter, parson-publican -- Job Senior, the hermit of Rumbold's Moor -- Nancy Nicholson, the termagant -- The wooden bell of Ripon -- Old John "Mealy-Face" -- The Boggart of Hellen-Pot -- Jonathan Martin, the incendiary of York Minster -- Brother Jucundus -- Mary Bateman, witch and murderess.