Based on the contributions of 5,000 children from different parts of England, Scotland, and Wales, and first published in 1959, this volume reveals for the first time "the curious lore passing between children between 6-14." It includes a delightful collection of the riddles, epithets, jokes, quips, jeers, pranks, codes, superstitions, beliefs, and rites of schoolchildren, as well as historical annotations and comparative material.
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Based on the contributions of 5,000 children from different parts of England, Scotland, and Wales, and first published in 1959, this volume reveals for the first time "the curious lore passing between children between 6-14." It includes a delightful collection of the riddles, epithets, jokes, quips, jeers, pranks, codes, superstitions, beliefs, and rites of schoolchildren, as well as historical annotations and comparative material.
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