First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and endurin

An account of the games which children between the ages of six and twelve invent or perform out-of-doors for their own enjoyment

A collection of rhymes that have been chanted by children for generations including rhymes of insult and retaliation, of teasing and repartee, rhymes for skippi

with tunes, singing rhymes and methods of playing according to the variants extant and recorded in different parts of the Kingdom

"If you've ever wanted the definitive answers on subjects such as black cats and white heather, look no further than this classic dictionary. Entries are illust