Somerset Folklore (County Folklore, Volume VIII)

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243 pp. "This book is the valuable result of many years of study and research into the folklore and traditions of Somerset on the part of Miss R.L. Tongue... She has lived all her life in Somerset. She knows the people well and they know her, so they are willing to tlak to her as they would not be willing to talk to a stranger. ...Miss Tongue has not been content to rely upon hearsay or upon material drawn from previously printed accounts. her book is based upon information patiently collected from a great variety of informants, upon stories and legends told to her personally, and upon surviving traditional customs and habits which she herself has seen in action." Show more