Oxford Literary Festival 2010 By Seven Firs and Goldenstone - An account of the Legend of Alderley

Alan Garner gives an illustrated lecture on the Legend of Alderley. This version of the myth of the Sleeping Hero is rooted to places on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, where Alan Garner grew up.
Date Published: 21 June 2010
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Contributors: Alan Garner
In Collection(s): Alan Garner, Fantasy Literature: Further Thinking, Fantasy at Oxford
Keywords: literature, bodcasts, bodleian, seven firs, goldenstone, alderley, legends, #greatwriters
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