Through Kennedy Fraser's Own Story, She Weaves Different Strands Of Whitby's Social History: Captain Cook And His Great 1768 Expedition With Joseph Banks On The Endeavour; Her Chatwin-esque Farming Cousins And The Rural Traditions They Represent; The Hussle Of A Fishing Town Which Was Once The Fourth Busiest Port In Britain; The Scoresby Whalers; And The Ruined Abbey Itself, Founded By St Hilda In 657, Which Sits On The Cliff Wrapped In Mists And Which Has Inspired So Many Ghost Stories.