Shakespeare the Boy With Sketches of the Home and School Life, Games and Sports, Manners, Customs and Folk-lore of the Time

PART II.--HIS HOME LIFE 47

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THE DWELLING-HOUSES OF THE TIME 49

THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 52

FOOD AND DRINK 57

THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN 60

INDOOR AMUSEMENTS 67

POPULAR BOOKS 71

STORY-TELLING 73

CHRISTENINGS 80

SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH BIRTH AND BAPTISM 84

CHARMS AND AMULETS 87