About Fables & Footsteps
Welcome. I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
Fables & Footsteps began with a single idea: that the small, forgotten stories of the past often hold the most wonder.
Here, I gather true tales from the byways of Victorian and Medieval England. Tales of hidden lives, curious customs, haunted places, and strange objects that whisper through the years. This isn’t a textbook. It’s a lantern-lit walk through alleyways, attics, and archives. The sort of place where you’ll meet a vanished bride, uncover a superstition you’ve never heard of, or learn what secrets might be stitched into an old wedding veil.
I write for people who love the scent of old books, the creak of floorboards, and the idea that history is best experienced one quiet mystery at a time.
If you’ve ever wished for more stories like The Essex Serpent, wandered too long in a museum gift shop, or fallen down a Wikipedia rabbit hole at 2am, you’re among friends here.
Whether you’re here to read, research, or simply to wander, thank you for journeying through these forgotten corners of England’s past with me.
Warmly,
Penny
Curator of oddities, lover of lore, and perpetual seeker of the story behind the story