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.
To support the work of The Folklore Podcast and The Folklore Library and Archive, please visit our Patreon page.
BOOK CLUB 14: Smoke Hole
Episode 100: FOLKLORE IN THE LANDSCAPE
BOOK CLUB 13: Introducing the Medieval Dragon
BOOK CLUB 12: The Coven
BOOK CLUB 11: Church Curiosities
Episode 98: EROTIC MAGIC
BOOK CLUB 10: HONEYCOMB
BOOK CLUB 09: Ironspark
Episode 97: GHOST SHIPS
BOOK CLUB 08: New Queer Horror Film and Television
Episode 96: GORDON HIGGINSON - Psychic Medium...?
BOOK CLUB 07: Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder
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Bonus Content: The Atlas Mines Episode 2
Episode 95: GEISHA
Bonus Content: The Atlas Mines Episode 1
BOOK CLUB 06: The Folklore of Pagham on Sea
Episode 94: THE BATTERSEA POLTERGEIST
BOOK CLUB 05: Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women
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