'A new initiative in the production of popular works on the customs and cultural heritage of the British'

Times Literary Supplement

'...will yield not just hours but years of happy browsing'

Daily Express

'A delicious diary of myths, superstitions, customs and the silly ways in which we British celebrate them'

Mail on Sunday

'A rich bran pie of data, full of surreal feats of obscure saints and whimsy of all kinds'

Fortean Times

'An irreverent almanac of British customs and celebrations throughout the year'

Independent on Sunday

'A perfectly conceived compendium of culture'

The Times