$51.82
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2008
Summary
A magnificent guide to England’s fascinating local customs and national festivities in the style of The Lore of the Land.
This enthralling book will take you, month-by-month, day-by-day, through all the festivities of English life. From national celebrations such as New Year’s Eve to regional customs such as the Padstow Hobby Horse procession, cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and Easter Monday bottle kicking in Leeds, it explains how they originated, what they mean and when they occu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141021065 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141021063 |
| Author: | Steve Roud |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 33mm |
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About The Author
Steve Roud
Steve Roud has been researching British folklore for over thirty years. He is the author of The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, and winner of the 2004 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.
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