Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present

Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present by John Timbs is a collection of sketches of events and everyday traditions of early English people. Contents: « I. Early English Life. Aboriginal Britons—British Caves—Bosphrennis Bee-hive Hut and Picts' House—On the Brigantes of Yorkshire; by Prof. Phillips Britain before the Roman Colonization. Lappenberg's Picture of South Britain—War Chariots—Druidism, its Rites, and Customs—Arch-Druid and Mistletoe—Legend of Stonehenge—Charles II. at Stonehenge—Fire Worship—Druidical Serpents' Eggs—Druids' Medicines—Druid Schools and Priests…»