The Village (Hardcover)

A captivating look at the life of the English countryside from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries: from the day-to-day practicalities of existence to the popular culture of rural society. "The Village "explores the richness and variety of traditional life in rural England, as it was lived by everyone from the dweller in the 'Big House' to the poorest farm worker. It shows how people spent their days and made a living. It tells how they brought up their children. It looks at their beliefs and superstitions, at the medicines and cures they manufactured and the fears that preoccupied them. And it shows how they celebrated key events in their lives and the seasonal calendar. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is a fascinatingly and richly kaleidoscopic picture of a way of life that has all but disappeared.