The Scouring of the White Horse (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Or, The Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk

Brimming with local traditions and rural reminiscences, The Scouring of the White Horse is a combined travel narrative and regional history under the guise of fiction. The story is of a townie observing an ancient festival who soon comes to realize that the past has something to teach the present—this novel is a rich vehicle for folklore.