Covering the Isle of Man's legendary beginnings and heritage, as well as its historical development and its laws, constitution and society, Moore's Story of the Isle of Man was originally published as a primer for Manx school-children. From pagan god Manannán to the early Irish and Scottish saints and settlers, from Norse rule and the Tynwald court through to the Reformation and beyond, this volume provides a simple introduction to Manx heritage and history for readers of all ages.

The Story of the Isle of Man

Sophia Morrison (1859-1917) was a Manx cultural activist, folklore collector, author born in Peel, Isle of Man. Secretary to Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, the Manx Language Society, from 1901 until her death, she was one of the key players in the period of nationbuilding at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. She was active in the pan-Celtic movement. She worked for the promotion of Manx Gaelic, music, folklore and literature, editing Yn Cheshaght Ghailckaghas journal Mannin, which appeared between 1913 and 1917 in nine volumes. She contributed Manx sections to W. Y. Evans-Wentzas Fairy Faith in the Celtic Countries and to Rhys Phillipsa Celtic Nations &amp; their Literary Activities. Morrison was also important in the development of a new literary code, a new literary language - Anglo-Manx writing. Together with Arthur William Moore and Edmund Goodwin, she was responsible for A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect, a glossary of dialect words and phrases.

Manx Fairy Tales

A History Of The Isle Of Man

Road Racer: It's in My Blood

The last abbey to be dissolved by Henry VIII, the last castle to fall during the Civil War, and the site of the first holiday camp - all can be found on the Isle of Man. And the world's most famous motorbike road race takes place on an island where it is traditional to greet the fairies when crossing their bridge.

Mann is ab island of contrasts. It has a social structure which harks directly back to the island's Viking past, a history of offering a home to financial entrepreneurs (well, what else would you call smugglers?) and an island-wide advanced telecommunications system designed to encourage future business investment. 

Centred in the Irish Sea, Mann has been drawn into the politics of the surrounding islands yet still maintains its own traditions, language and way of life. It is the long and proud history of the Manx and their island which this book celebrates.

A Brief History of the Isle of Man

The Viking Age in the Isle of Man: Select Papers from the Ninth Viking Congress, Isle of Man, 4-14 July 1981

When the flood of Nazism enters Isaac and Lulu Fabian's lives, they're forced to flee their home in East Prussia. In Cambridge, England, the Fabians believe they have finally found the freedom that was denied to them in Germany. But the year is 1940, and prejudice, ignorance, and suspicion abound, propelling the British government to round up thousands of Germans Nazis, sympathizers, and Jewish refugees alike and ship them off to the Isle of Man, where they are to be interned until the war's end. It is there that Isaac's story will become intertwined with June Murray's, a translator at the Ministry of Information who is determined to expose the truth about the atrocities being perpetrated across the continent. But June's encounter with internee Isaac Fabian will radically shift her purpose, remolding it into something far more personal and complex than either of them could have ever imagined.

The Secret Purposes

This handy pocket-sized guidebook contains 40 easy day walks in and around the Isle of Man. The routes range from 1 to 14 miles in length and cover a variety of landscape from open moorland and thickly wooded glens to beaches and bare mountaintops. The emphasis is on short family walks but it is possible to join routes together for a longer trail.

The Isle of Man: A Walker's Guide

The Isle of Man is best known as a holiday destination and as the venue of the TT motorcycle races. In recent years, it has also become recognized as an international financial centre for banking and commerce. What is not so well understood is the island's status as a self-governing dependency of the British Crown and its long quest for national self-determination. Now in paperback, "The Isle of Man: Portrait of a Nation", John Grimson tells the story of the island's evolution; beginning with its geological birth pangs in the Cambrian Period some 500 million years ago, right up to the political, social and commercial developments of the modern era. In Part Two of the book, the author takes us on a tour of the island's superb coastal and upland landscapes, and around its historic towns, villages and parishes. With the aid of some 200 illustrations, the book tells of the Isle of Man and its people and of how they came to be what they are today.

The Isle of Man: Portrait of a Nation

“One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story” "New York Times" 
 
On the Night that Joss Varran was expected home after a visit to Wormwood Scrubs, his body was found in a ditch right opposite the cottage where he lived with his sister in the silent marshes in the north of the Isle of Man. Chief Superintendent Littlejohn, of Scotland Yard, soon becomes involved in the case as a result of Varran’s recent imprisonment in a London jail. 
 
Joss Varran had been a sailor on a container ship between Ramsey and Preston and somewhere in his voyages had been caught up in events which had made him a hunted man, not so much by the police as by his partners in crime. From all appearances, he had endeavoured to shake them off by getting himself imprisoned! 
 
His efforts, however, were in vain and his murder presents a confusing case in the Manx curraghs for Inspector Knell, of the Manx police, and his friends Littlejohn and the Venerable Caesar Kinrade, Archdeacon of Man. 


The Night They Killed Joss Varran (Inspector Littlejohn #49)

This is the story of life at the centre of the world's most dangerous sport, by its brightest and biggest star. 
     Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. 
     In this book we'll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, and risks his life in search of the next high, even as he agonises over the loss of close friends in horrific accidents. We'll discover what it feels like to survive a 170mph fireball at the TT in 2010, and comeback to do it all again. He'll sweep us up in a gritty sort of glory as he slogs it out for a place on the podium, but we'll also see him struggle with the flipside of fame. We'll meet his friends and foes, his family, his teammates and bosses and we'll discover what motivates him, and where his strengths and weaknesses lie. 
     For the first time, here is the full story in Guy's own words. From the boy who learned to prep bikes with his dad, to the spirited team mechanic, paying his way by collecting glasses, to the young racer at the start of his first race and the buzz he's been chasing ever since. This thrilling autobiography is an intense and dramatic ride.

Guy Martin: My Autobiography

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Celtic mythology covered much of western and central Europe. This eBook was collected from John Rhys for the Welsh and Manx folktales stories of:

Volume I :-

Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters
Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge
Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words
Chapter IV: Manx Folklore
Chapter V: The Fenodyree and his Friends

Volume II :-

Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells
Chapter VII: Triumphs of the Water-World
Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends
Chapter IX: Place-Name Stories
Chapter X: Difficulties of the Folklorist
Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy
Chapter XII: Race in Folklore and Myth.

**This kindle edition is special including illustrations pictures and annotated the Myth of Celtic Deities (Gods and Goddesses)
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Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

Their names bespeak a rich and varied past, belying their paucity of notice by historians. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important neolithic sites at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys wallow in anonymity next to Stonehenge. Holy Iona, island center of early Christianity; the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea; Anglesey and Islay, homes of forgotten Medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan - these are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. Inhabited for millennia and today home to half a million people, the offshore British Isles demonstrate that Great Britain is far more than just England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This history of Britain's other islands sheds light on a fundamental but neglected aspect of the past.

The Other British Isles: A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands

The Isle of Man TT is commonly seen as the world's most dangerous race. Here, Rick Broadbent gets behind the scenes and into the helmets of four leading racers over the course of two seasons - 2010 and 2011 - following the riders through the numerous vicissitudes of an average season.

That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World. by Rick Broadbent

100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012

The first book in a new series by the author of the Aunt Bessie - Isle of Man Cozy Mystery series. 

Fenella Woods has only met a few people during the twenty-four hours she's been in Douglas, the capital city of the Isle of Man. She's shocked when she discovers one of them dead in an alley behind her apartment building. 

Struggling to adapt to her new life in a foreign country seems easy compared to coping with finding herself in the middle of a murder investigation. 

Nearly fifty and newly single, Fenella meets a handsome police inspector, a dashing new neighbor, and a sophisticated businessman, all of whom have her questioning her determination to remain unattached. 

Having a ghost for a roommate and a kitten as an uninvited houseguest has her questioning her decision to start a new life on the small island in the Irish Sea after all.

Arrivals and Arrests (Isle of Man Ghostly #1)

The "Manx Shearwater" was scallop dredging—but it dragged up a body from the water instead. Considering that the corpse was tied at the ankles and weighed down with stones, it’s clear this was no accidental drowning—and now the locals are in an uproar.
  
 The victim appears to be Cedric Levis, who had an extravagant house and a reputation for philandering. Was Levis murdered for his money—or was this a crime of passion? Under the pretext of a holiday, Chief Inspector Littlejohn is invited by his old friend Archdeacon Kinrade to unofficially assist with the murder investigation—but to separate fact from fiction, he’ll have to sort through accusations, town gossip, and mysterious stories surrounding the ancient Cursing Stones . . .

The Cursing Stones Murder (Inspector Littlejohn #23)

How To Trace Your English Ancestors (Including Wales, Channel Islands, & Isle Of Man)

Isle of Man in the Great War (Your Towns and Cities in the Great War)

Holiday Isle: The Golden Era of the Manx Boarding House from the 1870s to the 1970s

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The Old Church Plate of the Isle of Man

Journey 13: Berwick to the Isle of Man (Great British Railway Journeys, Book 13)

Language death is an aspect of language contact which has occupied the interest of linguists from the past twenty-five years or so. Although the phenomenon of language death is occuring all over the world very few instances of it have been dealt with both from a sociolinguistic and formal linguistic standpoint. Those that spring to mind are the works of Nancy Dorian on East Sutherland Gaelic and Hans-Jurgen Sasse on the Albanian dialect of Arvanitika in Greece. In both instances it is dialects of languages that are treated and not complete languages themselves. The study of language death in the Isle of Man deals with the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language, and as a language in its own right.

After setting the scenario of language death this study then looks into the sociolinguistic reasons which led to the decline and death of Manx in Man. There then follows a detailed look into the study of language and language use in Man, from early observations to the present day. This section includes a detailed description of phonetic and sound recordings made of Manx over the period. This leads to an in-depth study into the formal linguistic situation of Manx, tracing the development in its phonology, morphophonology, morphology, morphosyntax and syntax, idiom and lexicon, which ultimately led to its demise. As language revival is in itself a facet of language death, the study concludes with a short excursus into the various efforts at language revival and maintenance in Man, from the latter part of the 19th century to the present day. The appendices include Professor Carl Marstrander's diary of his visits to Man (1929-33) published for the first time. The diary contains percipient observations of the state of Manx in its final phase. In short, this study looks in some detail into the mechanics of language death on a once thriving and vibrant community language.

Language Death in the Isle of Man

This handy guidebook describes the 98 mile Isle of Man coastal path, Raad ny Foillan. The route never strays far from the sea and boasts spectacular scenery, from rugged sea cliffs and mountain moorland to beaches and glens. The Raad ny Foillan path can be completed in about a week. The Milennium Way and the Herring Way are also described.

The Isle Of Man Coastal Path (British Long Distance Trails)

Aunt Bessie enjoys planning for a pleasurable Tynwald Day celebration with her friends. 

Elizabeth Cubbon is called “Aunt Bessie” by nearly everyone in the small village of Laxey that she calls home. A number of murders have thrown her normally quiet life into turmoil and at her age (just don’t ask her exactly what age that is), she feels like she’s had enough. 

Aunt Bessie enjoys getting through the whole day without anyone stumbling over a dead body. 

It’s her friend John Rockwell’s first Tynwald Day and Bessie is delighted when she, Doona, Hugh and Grace get to share the spectacle and festivities of the Manx National Day with him, without anything going wrong. 

Aunt Bessie enjoys a quiet breakfast at home, until the police come pounding on her door. 

It seems someone at Tynwald Day had murder on his or her mind after all, and suddenly Bessie finds herself caught up in the most complicated murder investigation she’s ever had the misfortune to experience. This time Rockwell is doing his best to keep her as far away from the investigation as he can and Doona seems to be trying to keep Bessie under constant surveillance. If there’s one thing Bessie definitely doesn’t enjoy, it’s someone getting away with murder. 

This is the fifth book in the Isle of Man Cozy Mystery series.

Aunt Bessie Enjoys (Isle of Man #5)

Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man #9)

Aunt Bessie Joins (Isle of Man #10)

Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man #7)

Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man #8)

Aunt Bessie decides that she and her closest friends should have an enjoyable night out. 

Elizabeth Cubbon (known to almost everyone as Aunt Bessie) has made many friends over the lifetime that she’s lived in the village of Laxey, but few have been as close as the ones she’s made recently. Bessie relied on Doona Moore, Hugh Watterson and John Rockwell to help her through several recent murder investigations she’s found herself caught up in. Now she wants to treat them all to an open-air performance of a Shakespearean play on the grounds of historic Peel Castle. 

Aunt Bessie decides that it doesn’t much matter what show the troupe is performing as long as she and her friends can relax and have fun. 

Two members have recently left the theatre company. Now the troupe has thrown aside its usual repertoire in favour of a play written by one of their own. When those two former members appear in the audience, though, someone decides to get rid of one of them for good. 

Aunt Bessie decides to give the show another chance, but a second performance almost ends in a second tragedy. 

With all of the suspects blaming one another, and several of them turning up on the doorstep of Bessie’s cottage, it’s time for Bessie to decide to solve this murder herself. 

This is the fourth book in the Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Series.

Aunt Bessie Decides (Isle of Man #4)

Aunt Bessie Considers (Isle of Man #3)

Aunt Bessie Knows (Isle of Man #11)

Aunt Bessie observes almost everything. 
 
Elizabeth Cubbon, known as Bessie to nearly everyone, doesn’t miss much as she makes her way around the island that has been her home for all of her adult life. 
 
Aunt Bessie observes less than her friend Janet Markham. 
 
Bessie’s friends Janet and Joan Markham are happy to be back on the island for a visit. When Janet peeks in a window and spots a dead body, the sisters’ holiday becomes a lot more complicated. 
 
Aunt Bessie observes another body. 
 
Two dead men, a charity fundraiser that’s in desperate need of help, and dozens of unanswered questions leave Bessie and her friends struggling to find a murderer before he or she can strike again. 


Aunt Bessie Observes (Isle of Man #15)

Aunt Bessie Remembers (An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Book 18)

Aunt Bessie needs to start working on her Manx language skills again. 
 
Elizabeth Cubbon, known as Aunt Bessie to nearly everyone, is taking the beginning Manx language class for the fourth time. This time, however, many of her friends are taking it with her, which means she’ll have lots of people to practice with, whether she wants to or not. 
 
Aunt Bessie needs to try to help her friend, Laura Meyers. 
 
Laura is nearly in tears when she arrives at the first class, but she's reluctant to talk about what’s wrong. When she does confide in Bessie, Bessie wants to get the police involved, but Laura refuses. 
 
Aunt Bessie needs to work out who is telling the truth, which isn’t easy in a murder investigation. 
 
Can Bessie help the police solve another murder? And will she ever learn to speak more than a few words in Manx? 


Isle of Man

The Story of the Isle of Man

A.W. Moore

Manx Fairy Tales

Sophia Morrison

A History Of The Isle Of Man

A.W. Moore

Road Racer: It's in My Blood

Michael Dunlop

A Brief History of the Isle of Man

Sara Goodwins

The Viking Age in the Isle of Man: Select Papers from the Ninth Viking Congress, Isle of Man, 4-14 July 1981

Christine Fell

The Secret Purposes

David Baddiel

The Isle of Man: A Walker's Guide

Terry Marsh

The Isle of Man: Portrait of a Nation

John Grimson

The Night They Killed Joss Varran (Inspector Littlejohn #49)

George Bellairs

Guy Martin: My Autobiography

Guy Martin

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

John Rhys

The Other British Isles: A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands

David W. Moore

That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World. by Rick Broadbent

Rick Broadbent

100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012

David Wright

Arrivals and Arrests (Isle of Man Ghostly #1)

Diana Xarissa

The Cursing Stones Murder (Inspector Littlejohn #23)

George Bellairs

How To Trace Your English Ancestors (Including Wales, Channel Islands, & Isle Of Man)

Janet Reakes

Isle of Man in the Great War (Your Towns and Cities in the Great War)

Caroline Smith

Holiday Isle: The Golden Era of the Manx Boarding House from the 1870s to the 1970s

John Beckerson

The Old Church Plate of the Isle of Man

E. Alfred Jones

Journey 13: Berwick to the Isle of Man (Great British Railway Journeys, Book 13)

Karen Farrington

Language Death in the Isle of Man

George Broderick

The Isle Of Man Coastal Path (British Long Distance Trails)

Aileen Evans

Aunt Bessie Enjoys (Isle of Man #5)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man #9)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Joins (Isle of Man #10)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man #7)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man #8)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Decides (Isle of Man #4)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Considers (Isle of Man #3)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Knows (Isle of Man #11)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Observes (Isle of Man #15)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Remembers (An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Book 18)

Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie Needs (Isle of Man #14)

Diana Xarissa