author
James Bowker
Remembered for collecting Lancashire folklore and turning it into lively reading, this 19th-century writer blended local legend, history, and natural history in books that still catch the imagination.
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Goblin Tales of Lancashire
by James Bowker
About the author
James Bowker was a nineteenth-century English writer best known for Goblin Tales of Lancashire. Library and reference sources also connect him with Birds of the Bible, showing a range that ran from regional folklore to popular religious and natural-history writing.
His work has lasted largely because of its strong sense of place. In Goblin Tales of Lancashire, he gathered stories rooted in local tradition, helping preserve material that might otherwise have faded from memory.
A reliable modern portrait is hard to find, and the image most readily available online appears on the Wikipedia page for a different James Bowker, the British diplomat. To avoid misidentifying him, no profile image is included here.