Author: Steve Roud
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141919272
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1005
Book Description
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 occur. A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric nature of life in England, The English Year offers a unique chronological view of our social customs and attitudes
The English Year
Author: Steve Roud
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141919272
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1005
Book Description
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 occur. A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric nature of life in England, The English Year offers a unique chronological view of our social customs and attitudes
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141919272
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1005
Book Description
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 occur. A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric nature of life in England, The English Year offers a unique chronological view of our social customs and attitudes
Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America
Author: Elisha Scott Loomis
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Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Dialect, Proverbs and Word-lore
Author: George Laurence Gomme
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Author: John Walker
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine: I. Ancient and modern literature, criticism, and philology. II. Philosophy and natural history
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Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Notes and Queries
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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The Gentleman's Magazine
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Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
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Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley
Author: Cassell, ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Clavis Calendaria; Or, A Compendious Analysis of the Calendar
Author: John Henry Brady
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Category : Calendar
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category : Calendar
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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