The original ballad

The shepherd’s version of the story told in the Song of Anthracyda.

Duncane talks to his girlfriend, Hannah Malison, a fisherman’s daughter, about Anthracyda.

A short note by Hannah’s mother Elspet.

Sometimes couples are a bad pairing.

The vicar attempts to exorcise Anthracyda.

The Vicar returns to Andras Hill with a secret weapon

The Publican’s version of the story told in The Vicar Returns.

The Innkeeper’s wife, Marion Blexham, plan to meet the ’neighbor’.

Schoolmistress Mathilda Potter’s diary of the events so far.

Marion’s version of meeting the ’neighbor’.

Yeoman at the Inn when Marion et all return from meeting the ’neighbor’.

Report out to the rest of the village women.

Mathilda Potter’s version of meeting the ’neighbor’ and subsequent solo meeting.

Lucy Valcar takes Rachel Dericote and Sarah Gaynesford to meet Anthracyda. Marion and Rachel answer questions and convince the village women to meet Anthracyda.

Most of the village meets Anthracyda.

Marion, Cait and Sarah talk about ideas to reduce the number of bad marriages and how Anthracyda could play a role.

Sussana Beckworth steps up.

Mathilda asks Sussana the “What is a human” question and unexpectedly starts an argument.

Anthracyda tries to explain hygiene to Sussana in 17th century terms.

Mathilda talks to Espet about the “What is a human” question. She ends up arguing with Elspet’s daughter Clarice.

Fiona and Mathilda talk and decide to visit Anthracyda.

Sussana assists the midwife at Hannah Malison Lyfelde’s birthing. (Yes, Hannah married Duncane Lyfelde off-page.)

Mathilda writes a letter to her father

Fiona, Clarice and Sussana start a conspiracy

Time shift to 1960. A villager returns after being gone for 43 years.

A visiting vicar meets Anthracyda in 1996