English Folklore
A Dictionary of English Folklore, edited by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud, Oxford University Press
A guide to English folklore and such legendary characters as Cinderella, Jack the Giant Killer and Robin Hood. The dictionary gives explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore and includes articles on oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing and rushbearing; and beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers.
On this page: crickets to curses.
