Curious observations

"A quirky, charming and surprising collection from the pages of Country Life magazine A perfectly formed and beautifully presented collection of titbits from the ever-surprising pages of Country Life . Flitting from observations on cheese rolling in Gloucestershire to smuggling silk in Sussex, from Shakespeare's Avon to the vanishing sign language of country tramps-and all by way of a charming rumination on the origins of the simnel cake. Within these lovely pages there will indeed be something for everyone. Classic writing on the idyllic British countryside, Wodehousian ruminations on…