Dedicated to 'The Suffolk of my Childhood' (which for the author would have been the early 20th century), but also packed full of amusing anecdotes and recollections from 18th and 19th centuries. Chapters include 'Village Life a Hundred Years Ago', 'Eccentric Suffolk Parsons' and the intriguing 'Yellow Flutterings' (a collection of autograph letters from well-known historic figures with links to Suffolk). Illustrated with 8 full page plates of 15 b & w photographs. First published 1969; this copy is a Country Book Club limited edition (members only) published 1971.