A wide ranging study of nursery rhyme meanings. In the 70s there was a documentary on the TV about the plague and how the nursery rhyme 'Ring a ring a roses' was all about the plague symptom...
A wonderful book to enhance your Discworld experience. As a fairly long - term fan of the Discworld series, I found this book entrancing. I enjoy reading books on folklore and traditions, so...
Sheer Brilliance. Clever, witty, remarkably easy too read and broken down for easy reference. The book is one of the most enthralling I've read I would tell anyone with even a small interest...
A beautiful tale!!. As a student teacher i'm constantly looking for new stories and poems - i was delighted to come across this book and took great pleasure in reading it to my class. The ch...
Excellent reading. I bought this for my son but have also enjoyed listening to it myself.
The reader has a good reading voice (nothing like Julian Clary as another reviewer has suggested) an...
Difficult concept, yet universal. Campbell was one of the most distinguished figures in the continuing study of mythology, a sadly neglected subject in recent times. Legend and myth aren't ...
Something My Own Granny Used to say. I just ordered this book -so I haven't yet read it. I do remember some of my Scott's grandma's sayings. When my friends & I were playing noisily inside s...
Amazing a must have. Very clear and easy to understand and read. full of interesting and factual information but presented in an exciting way. Absolutly fascinating! a must have for all hist...
Truly Magical. These are some of the most imaginative books I have read in a long time, including Harry Potter itself of course. JK Rowling's imagination must be the size of a universe to ha...
Fantastic. I read this book in two sittings. The first while waiting in a hotel reception for my friend Darren. He was fairly late but I had plenty of time to kill. One of the bots at rec...
