A study of some of the themes found in the folklore of the West of England. Topics include: The Spirit of Man; The Body of Man; The Ancient Divinities; Sacrifice; The Mystery of Death; Skulls; Pixies and Brownies; and Birth and Marriage.
In the early days of exploration of prehistoric relics little care was bestowed on discriminating the several layers of deposit through which the spade cut, and what was found was thrown up into a common heap, and little account was taken as to the depths at which the several deposits lay.