Edward B Tylor: 2 books

This book deals with the History of Agriculture and the Origin of the Plow and Wheel-Carriage. (With illustrations) “Not only the beginning of agriculture, but the invention of the plow itself, is prehistoric. The plow was known to the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians, and the very existence of...

This book published in “History and Civilization Collection”, deals with the historical beginnings and development of holidays and Games. “As ballads are the essence of a people's history, so holidays are the free utterance of their character. Spontaneity is always valuable evidence, and holidays...