"Just a quick PS to the week, with a book that I'm reading at the moment - London lore : the legends and traditions of the world's most vibrant city by Stephen Roud. I can't claim itas a favourite when I've only just started, but Roud's both a local studies librarian, and Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society, so knows what he's writing about. So far it's been an interesting read, touching on dozens of locations and documenting and untangling the stories - true and less true - that have grown up around them. The stories people create to patch together half-remembered history and to explain things that don't make sense are fascinating. There's a copy in the LUP Library here."- Miss Alice
* Photo by Aloha Orangeneko, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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