The Folklore of Devon (paperback) Classic travel writing *One of Waterstones' Best Nature

*One of Waterstones' Best Nature Books of the Year 2024*Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers

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The Folklore of Devon (paperback) Classic travel writing *One of Waterstones' Best NatureDevon has a long and rich folkloric heritage and this book consolidates more than a century of research by eminent Devon folklorists into one valuable study. The first major work on Devon's folklore since Ralph Whitlock's short book published by the Folklore Society in the 1970s, this volume brings the subject into the twenty first century, with chapters covering the history of Devon's folklore collecting, tales from the moors, the annual cycle,