Download or read book County Folklore, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Folklore Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from County Folklore, Vol. 2 It was much easier to collect such treasure in my, bucket, than it was to sort it afterwards, according to the prescription of the scientific. I have, in the main, worked on the plan set forth by Mr. Gomme in his Handbook of Folklore. In doubtful matters, I have occa sionally used my own common sense, and, occasionally been glad to seek counsel of Mr. E. Sidney Hartland, whom I have had to thank, and still do thank, for much kindness and consideration. The many cross-references given will, it is to be hoped, prevent any great irritation or distress being felt by those who have to consult my pages, and who fail to find the object of their quest under what they may deem to be its proper heading. The printing of local names in Clarendon will also aid the hunter. In its own good time, our Society may further soothe, by producmg the much-to-be-wished-for index to the County F olk-lore Series. It will be seen that I have acted on a most liberal interpretation of the term, folk-lore; indeed I have more than once made spoil of what is interesting as mere survival, or as the debris of exploded institutions. The ringing of the curfew, for example, has perhaps -no more to do with folk-lore than has the tinkling of a muffin-bell, yet, in imitation of fellow-labourers, I, have registered a few instances of its continuance, and might have noted all met with in my reading, had I steadily regarded my work, year in, year out, from the same point of view a thing impossible. To the admirable stocks and other authorized and obsolete instruments of punishment, butxu folk-lore of Yoresnire (n. Riding, eta). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.