I BEG YOU TO GET THIS BOOK! Even if you have NEVER read a single poem in your entire life, you will be happy. This collection is full of laugh-out-loud, edgy humor (or humour as he would spell it) and deep insights.

In this important new work, the author provides us with a unique perspective on the creation of a scientific discipline.

This two-volume version, published posthumously in 1813, was edited and expanded by Sir Henry Ellis. Brand's book is regarded as the foundation for folklore studies in England.