Chugg’s Charms: Authenticity, Typicality, and Sources

Authors

  • Jonathan Roper

Keywords:

Devon, England, Henry Williamson, source criticism, verbal charms

Abstract

This contribution describes the collection and contents of a set of charms from early twentieth century Devon, and takes that as a stepping stone toward questions about the reliability of the orally-collected data many charms scholars rely on.

Published

2025-06-25