Provides background to the history of Brittany, particularly as it relates to emigration from Great Britain to "Lesser Britain," as the French province is sometimes referred to in English. Gives a picture of the ecclesiastical development, which according to the author was largely inspired by holy men from Wales and Ireland, as well as some basic information about monastic and church architecture. Also contains a chapter on the Pardons. In general, contains a good deal of folklore about the Bretons up to the year 1900, and from whence they have sprung. Lots of drawings and photographs and an index.
Sabine Baring-Gould of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.
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