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Francis Young is the author of 12 books, including A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity (Palgrave MacMillan, 2016) and A History of Anglican Exorcism (I.B. Tauris, 2018). The new edition of Bogie Tales of East Anglia by M. H. James, with an introduction by Francis Young, can be purchased here.

Folklore & Folklorists, Regional Folklore

British regional folklorists of the 19th century remain, in many cases, rather obscure figures. Margaret Helen James (1859–1938) deserves particular

Folktales

Suffolk might seem the very last place to look for fairylore; after all, most of us have grown up with

Folklife, Halloween

The influences of folklore in the beliefs and rituals of exorcism are traced by Dr. Francis Young, who explores these

Folklife, Regional Folklore

The city of Peterborough in the east of England and its surrounding region is one of the few English areas