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The traditional games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with tunes, singing-rhymes, and methods of playing according to the variants extant and recorded in different parts of the Kingdom;

Alice Bertha Gomme · 1894 · Scanned text · Free in the US

128,882 words · about 9 h 2 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Alice Bertha Gomme
Language
English
Published
1894
Length
128,882 words · about 9 h 2 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States · PD-US by publication date

 

Contents (3)
  1. Part I. Traditional Games under 1 min
  2. Preface about 3 h 31 min
  3. III about 5 h 30 min

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Part I. Traditional Games

BY THE SAME EDITOR.

Small 4to. In Specially Designed Cover.

ENGLISH SINGING GAMES.

Collection of the best Traditional Children's Singing Games, with their Traditional Music harmonised, and Directions for Playing. Each Game, Text and Music, is written out and set within a Decorative Border by Winifred Smith, who has also designed Full-page Illustrations to each Game, and Initials and Decorative Border to the playing directions.

THE

Traditional Games

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TUNES, SINGING-RHYMES, AND METHODS OF PLAYING

ACCORDING TO THE VARIANTS EXTANT AND

RECORDED IN DIFFERENT PARTS

OF THE KINGDOM

COLLECTED ANU ANNOTAIED BY

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