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Following his two classics, Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay and The Horse in the Furrow, renowned oral historian George Ewart Evans continues his study of the vanishing customs, working habits, and rich language of the farming communities of East Anglia with The Pattern Under the Plough (Faber, 1966). Although based in East Anglia, this book was and remains of wider interest, for - as the author pointed out at the time - similar changes were occurring in North America and also happening with remarkable speed in Africa. In chronicling the old culture George Ewart Evans has taken its two chief aspects, the home and the farm. He describes the house with its fascinating constructional details, the magic invoked for its protection, the mystique of the hearth, the link of the bees with the people of the house, and some of their fears and preoccupations. Among the chapters on the farm is one of Evans's most original pieces of research: the description of the secret horse societies. Beautifully illustrated by… Read More

The first of three core rulebooks for the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons® Roleplaying Game.
The Player's Handbook presents the official Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game rules as well as everything a player needs to create D&D characters worthy of song and legend: new character races, base classes, paragon paths, epic destinies, powers, more magic items, weapons, armor, and much more.

New classes, races, and other options for your D&D(R) game.This book builds on the array of classes and races presented in the first Player's Handbook(R), adding both old favorites and new, never-before-seen options to the game.The book adds a new power source for 4th Edition D&D; classes using the new primal power source include the barbarian and the druid.Player's Handbook 2 expands the range of options available to D&D players with new classes, races, powers, and other material.

Rules for psionic, divine, and primal heroes.Player's Handbook®3expands the range of options available to D&D® players with new classes, races, powers, and other material.This book builds on the array of classes and races presented in the Player's Handbook and Player's Handbook 2 core rulebooks, presenting old favorites and new, never-before-seen options to the game. Player's Handbook 3 also adds the psionic power source to the 4th Edition D&D game, along with several new classes that harness this power source.