Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
One for Sorrow
One for Sorrow: A Book of Old-Fashioned Lore | Chloe Rhodes
1 post | 3 read | 9 to read
Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore. For example: 'One swallow doesn't make a summer'; 'March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb'; 'One for sorrow, two for joy'. Such common idioms are familiar to most people, but their history and origins are far from well known. However, in One for Sorrow readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories and history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings, legends and proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside and unveils how they came about, what they mean, and how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch and expert knowledge, it will entertain and inform in equal measure - perfect for anyone with an interest in the rich and varied heritage of the English language.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
blurb
Linsy
post image

Warm soup and superstitious for dinner tonight. 🌚

Elisa That sounds like an awesome combination! 6y
Debdeb Is that soup in a dug out roll? That‘s amazing! You‘ve just changed my soup eating forever! 6y
See All 10 Comments
Sarah83 The book sounds pretty interesting. How do you like it? 6y
Hooked_on_books I want to reach through my screen and eat your soup. 🤤 6y
jmtrivera That soup looks perfect! 6y
Linsy @Debdeb It‘s in a bread bowl — which is basically a large dug-out roll — so yeah! My favorite way to eat soup. 😋 6y
Linsy @Sarah83 I‘m really enjoying it, but I‘m not reading straight through, just skipping around to the sayings that sound most interesting to me. 6y
Linsy @Hooked_on_books @jmtrivera It was delicious! I definitely spoiled myself. Night out without teething baby. 🙌 6y
Sarah83 Sounds great 6y
116 likes3 stack adds10 comments