Buy this book on-line Roud, Steve : THE ENGLISH YEARPenguin Global, 2008 ISBN 9780140515541
"The English Year" is a lavishly illustrated month-by-month, day-by-day gui de to all the customs and festivals of England, from the national celebrati ons to herald the new year down to small local traditions such as the Mineh ead Hobby Horse or Duck Racing in Oxfordshire. If you want to know where yo u can get free bread and beer on any day of the year; if you want to know w here Mayday comes from or why you should protect yourself on Mischief Night ; or why the English go in for all kinds of arcane celebrations but can't b e bothered with St George's Day - this the book for you., Very Good/Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Roud, Steve : THE ENGLISH YEAR. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, collectables, out-of-print books, atlases and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |