Project Gutenberg 2012-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 677 Gomme, Alice Bertha 1853 1938 Gomme, Alice Bertha Merck, Lady Gomme, Alice B. (Alice Bertha) Merck, Alice Bertha The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2) With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc. Produced by David Edwards, Harry Lamé, the Music Team (Anne Celnik, monkeyclogs, Sarah Thomson and others) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2)" by Alice Bertha Gomme is a collection of folk games and childhood pastimes documented in the late 19th century. This work is dedicated to the preservation and understanding of traditional children's games, detailing their variants, rules, and the cultural significance behind them. It aims to highlight not only the amusement they provide but also their connections to historical customs and societal norms. The opening of the volume serves as an introduction to the scope and intent of the collection, elaborating on the challenges of compiling a comprehensive dictionary of British folk-lore. The author discusses the decision to isolate children's games into their own section, emphasizing that they are often derived from older, adult pastimes and serve as reflections of the culture from which they originate. Gomme expresses gratitude to her contributors and conveys her hope that the collection will evoke not just nostalgia but also introduce the joys of these traditional games to new generations, providing insight into the practices and beliefs embedded in the culture of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41727/41727-h/images/cover1.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Folklore -- Great Britain Games -- Great Britain GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - British Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 1355548 2025-06-17T04:19:13.397116 text/html 1396468 2012-12-29T10:31:26 text/html 1616749 2025-06-17T04:20:11.850818 application/epub+zip 1626748 2025-06-17T04:19:34.225990 application/epub+zip 404802 2025-06-17T04:19:22.503074 application/epub+zip 3615595 2025-06-17T04:20:25.837239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3476837 2025-06-17T04:19:54.028871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 691528 2022-09-19T06:04:41.501369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854723 2025-06-17T04:19:06.301106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 871364 2012-12-29T10:30:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854380 2012-12-29T10:31:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854434 2012-12-29T10:30:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22616 2025-06-17T04:20:26.185230 application/rdf+xml 11315 2025-06-17T04:19:22.927049 image/jpeg 2123 2025-06-17T04:19:22.721024 image/jpeg 271034 2012-12-29T10:32:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 269022 2012-12-29T10:32:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 1589123 2012-12-29T10:32:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 268889 2012-12-29T10:32:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 1587546 2025-06-17T04:19:13.897131 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia