Green MenWhite Swans: The Folklore of British Pub Names by Jacqueline Simpson

Green MenWhite Swans: The Folklore of British Pub Names

Jacqueline Simpson

368 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction historical adventurous informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

From the King & Tinker, named after a traditional tale in which a disguised monarch surprises a local craftsman, to the Eagle & Child, commemorating 'the Lathom legend', many British pub names and signs are steeped in local legends and anc...

Read more

Community reviews

This book doesn't have any reviews or ratings yet!

If you've read it, mark it as 'read' and add a review to help others in the StoryGraph community figure out if it might be a book for them!

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.