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Originally published in 1891. The book describes the holiday festivals as they occurred in each month of the year and the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural feasts. it is a comprehensive history of the best features of old English village life. The illustrated Contents Include: Hunting Cock Throwing Easter Customs May Day Morris Dancing Wrestling Golf Tennis Cricket Hawking Dancing Tournaments Christmas Customs Wakes Fairs Mummers etc. Many of the earliest history books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Originally published in 1891. The book describes the holiday festivals as they occurred in each month of the year; and the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural feasts. it is a comprehensive history of the best features of old English village life. The illustrated contents include: Hunting - Cock Throwing - Easter Customs - May Day - Morris Dancing - Wrestling - Golf - Tennis - Cricket - Hawking - Dancing - Tournaments - Christmas Customs - Wakes - Fairs - Mummers etc. Many of the earliest history books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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- PublisherHome Farm Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1406795445
- ISBN 13 9781406795448
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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