Charlotte Sophia Burne was a pioneering British Folklorist who was not only the first female president of The Folklore Society, but also undoubtedly the first female president of any learned society in the country. She was instrumental in the production of the second edition of 'The Handbook of Folklore' and her work on folklore in the county of Shropshire is still well respected today.
Our guest Nicole Stout is a direct descendent of Charlotte and also the author of 'Unexpected Companions', a novel in which Charlotte features, using many words and events based on her life. Nicole discusses the life and career of Charlotte in this episode, which is part of our occasional series on great folklorists.
To visit Nicole's website and find her book, please click here.
The Folklore Library and Archive contains digitised copies of all the notebooks of Charlotte's which are known to still exist today. Click here to visit the website, where you will find them in the Document Archives.
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Episode 140 - FOLKLORE AND FICTION
FOLKLORE IN THE FIELD - Gunnella Thorgeirsdottir and Tommy Kuusela
Episode 139 - THE EXORCIST LEGACY
Episode 138 - THE AMAZING CRISWELL
Episode 137 - THE BEAUTY WITCH
Episode 136 - SCARLET
FOLKLORE IN THE FIELD - Diane Rodgers
Episode 135 - AFRICAN FOLKLORE
Episode 134 - VERGE
BONUS FEATURE: Lauren McMenemy
Episode 133: DEATH FOLKLORE IN 19th CENTURY ENGLAND
Episode 132: EXECUTION BALLADS
Episode 131: THE OTHER PATH
Episode 130: HOODENING
Episode 129: INTO THE FOREST
Episode 128: WILD
BONUS FEATURE: Camilla Bruce
Episode 127: RACHEL ANN HARDING
BONUS FEATURE: Stephen Volk
Episode 126: THE TRICKSTER
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