Thomas Cooke Middleton (Mar 30, 1842 – Nov19, 1923) was an American clergyman, college teacher and writer. He wrote essays on history Catholic Church and related organizations and persons. Among his most notable works are Historical Sketch of the Augustinian Monastery, College, Mission of St. Thomas of Villanova, Delaware County and more. Middleton contributed a lot of historical record to American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia.
Legends of Longdendale is a collection of short stories by Thomas C. Middleton. All of the stories are revolve around one place – Longdendale, or literally the Long Wooded Alley, the border between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester.. Besides being a place of overwhelming beauty, Longdendale also is a landmark of English folk tales and legends that became a foundation for stories in this volume, that draws cold but vivid picture of northern England. Read and you won’t, regret a single page!
