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 71- GHOSTLAND
Episode 70 - THE STORY KEEPER
Episode 69 - TAFFY THOMAS MBE
Episode 68 - ZMEY
Episode 67 - CELTIC AND WESTERN EUROPEAN FAIRIES
Episode 66 - BONUS: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
Episode 65 - CHARMS AND CHILDBIRTH
Episode 64 - CORNISH FOLK TALES OF PLACE
Episode 63 - SLAVIC WITCHCRAFT
Episode 62 - THE GIRL WHO SPEAKS BEAR
Episode 61 - WORLD OF THE UNKNOWN: GHOSTS
Episode 60 - MAGICAL HOUSE PROTECTION
Episode 59 - THE GLASS WOMAN
Episode 58 - ICELANDIC FOLKLORE
Episode 57 - TALES OF BRITAIN
Episode 56 - REDISCOVERING RENAISSANCE WITCHCRAFT
Episode 55 - CUNNING FOLK
Episode 54 - BOTANICAL FOLK TALES
Episode 53 - ROSES ARE RED
Episode 52: GHOSTS IN CINEMA
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