Folklore and Customs of Rural England

by Margaret Baker

Book by Baker, Margaret

Genres: Nonfiction, Folklore

Paperback

First published September 12, 1974

About the author

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1928-

Reviews

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

so cool i have so many good facts and it makes england (rural england) really very very sweet

[Paul Gallear · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read but perhaps a little dated now. Sometimes just felt like a long list of customs

[G. Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful. Customs, folklore, ritual and myth from around England. My only criticism is there are few indications on the time periods these customs come from. Understandably some can't be known of course, but would be nice to know if some were present in medieval /Tudor/ Stuart/ Victorian times rather than most of them simply having been known for a long time. Some are put to a time period, so this is only a slight criticism really

[Sophy H · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

What Paul Gallear said!

Meh

[Magid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. What an absolutely fascinating book. I loved it. I want to live in rural England. In a little thatched cottage. And I want to do things like mark crosses in the soot in the fireplace, lest the devil come down the chimney.