BY

S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.

AUTHOR OF “MEHALAH,” “OLD COUNTRY LIFE,” “URITH,”
“IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA.”

Methuen & Co.
18 BURY STREET, LONDON, W.C.
1892.


Printed by Cowan & Co., Limited, Perth.


CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.[On Foundations]1
II.[On Gables]36
III.[Ovens]62
IV.[Beds]84
V.[Striking a Light]110
VI.[Umbrellas]129
VII.[Dolls]139
VIII.[Revivals]149
IX.[Broadside Ballads]180
X.[Riddles]220
XI.[The Gallows]238
XII.[Holes]252
XIII.[Raising the Hat]282