Just been reading through the comments about this lovely new book and I have to say, like Eliza it will be a great book to dip into so I can't wait for mine either.

There's another book by the same author called "The English Year" Penguin 9780140515541 which goes through all the old customs month by month.

"The Lore of the Land" Penguin 9780141007113 is another great dipping into book which lists all the folklore round the country by county.