Collected Curiosities - Amanda Edmiston

Collected Curiosities by Amanda Edmiston brings together folklore, herbal lore, recipes and personal reflections drawn from a historical apothecary cabinet. Presented as a hardback edition, it follows on from The Time Traveller’s Herbal.

Key details

• Author: Amanda Edmiston
• Subtitle: More stories and recipes from the historical apothecary cabinet
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 144
• Publisher: David & Charles
• ISBN: 9781446315934

Synopsis

Returning to the world introduced in The Time Traveller’s Herbal, this book revisits the apothecary cabinet through a blend of plant knowledge, cultural history and storytelling. The journey moves through 1800s Scotland and on to Edwardian England, drawing on herbal wisdom amid social and cultural change, from the clearances and industrialisation to Victorian ghost stories and First World War folklore.

Alongside tales of mermaids, soothsayers and uncanny landscapes, readers will find recipes and herbal experiments featuring plants such as hazel, cleavers, mugwort and plantain, framed by an awareness of sustainability. Women’s voices sit at the centre, with figures including Florence Marian McNeill and Granny Smith, Queen of the Gypsies. Suitable for readers interested in folklore, historical herbalism and recipe-led plant lore.

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