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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Geoff DoelPublisher: Fonthill Media Ltd Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.557kg ISBN: 9781781557747ISBN 10: 1781557748 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 16 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Legends in the Landscape; 2 Legendary and Ghostly Sussex; 3 Silly (‘Selig’) Sussex Religion and Folklore; 4 Anchorites and Hermits; 5 From Hallowe’en to Bonfire Night; 6 The Winter Solstice and the Celebration of Christmas; 7 Mummers Plays and Tipteerers; 8 Renewal—Spring and Summer Customs; 9 The Shepherds of the Downs; 10 Fisher Folk and Dippers; 11 Smuggling; 12 Songs of the People; 13 Sussex Worthies, Eccentrics and Superstitions; 14 Witchcraft and Anti-Social Behaviour; 15 Folklore of Sussex Pubs; Bibliography.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr Geoff Doel lectures on literature, medieval culture and traditional culture for the University of Canterbury Christ Church & the WEA & U3A. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Kent & formerly lectured at Birkbeck & Goldsmiths Colleges & the City Lit. He has a Phd on Thomas Hardy’s Use of Folklore, is co-author with his wife Fran of 16 books on aspects of Traditional Culture, particularly on his native Sussex & on Kent, and has made several TV appearances including ‘Time Team’. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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