The Hedley Kow

1894 illustration by John D. Batten[1]

"The Hedley Kow" is an English fairy tale, particular to the village of Hedley on the Hill in Northumberland.[2] It was collected by Joseph Jacobs in More English Fairy Tales in 1894.[1] The story concerns a shapeshifting trickster known as the Hedley Kow.

  1. ^ a b Jacobs, Joseph; Batten, John D. (1894). "The Hedley Kow". More English Fairy Tales (2nd ed.). London: David Nutt. pp. 50–53 & notes: 225.
  2. ^ Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures, "Hedley Kow", p218. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.