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A vital ledger of the stories that shaped modern Britain. Scholarly, vivid, unexpectedly humane voice. Folklore; A Quarterly Review Of Myth, Tradition, Institution & Custom - the Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society - Volume XXX (1919), edited by Sidgwick, gathers the society’s scholarship and incorporates the Archaeological Review and the Folk-Lore Journal. More than a periodical, this folklore anthology collection brings together essays, reviews and reports that illuminate myth and tradition studies, document British folk customs, and provide avenues for comparative mythology research. The prose is rigorous without being remote: careful ritual and custom analysis sits alongside narrative description, so cultural heritage exploration reads as investigation and as story. That blend makes the volume both an academic folklore reference for seminars and research, and an unexpectedly engaging read for anyone drawn to the roots of local custom. Its interdisciplinary sweep, linking archaeological observation to oral testimony, makes the issue particularly rich for anyone exploring how material culture and story shape one another. The editorial framing by Sidgwick helps modern readers navigate debates current in 1919 without sacrificing the original voice.As a contemporaneous record of early 20th century folklore thinking, the volume is prized in Edwardian era studies and among those consulting folklore society publications to follow the development of method and debate. Historians and researchers will discover useful context for social belief, institutional responses and the persistence of tradition; social historians, ethnographers and students of material culture will find leads worth pursuing. For casual readers it offers absorbing essays on belief and practice; for classic-literature collectors it is a piece of learned history, neatly bridging Victorian inquiries and emergent comparative approaches. Appeals to casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike. Ideal for university libraries, local history collections and discerning private shelves, its ongoing relevance is a reminder that the study of ritual and custom remains central to understanding social change. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.
