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The Pack of Autolycus
Hardcover
Mythology & FolkloreFiction AnthologiesBritish History
ISBN13: 9781025744438
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Pack of Autolycus is an extraordinary collection of seventeenth-century broadside ballads, meticulously compiled to showcase the strange and marvelous tales that captivated the public imagination during the Stuart era. Borrowing its title from the peddler of unconsidered trifles in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, this work gathers a diverse array of sensationalist news sheets, poetic narratives, and street songs that served as the popular media of the time.
The collection focuses on the miraculous and the macabre, featuring accounts of monstrous births, celestial portents, ghostly visitations, and remarkable providences. These ballads offer a rare and vivid window into the social, religious, and cultural anxieties of early modern England, bridging the gap between formal literature and the raw energy of street-level folklore. By preserving these ephemeral prints, the work provides invaluable insight into the history of journalism, popular belief, and the evolution of the English ballad tradition. The Pack of Autolycus remains an essential resource for scholars of English history and literature, as well as any reader fascinated by the bizarre and wonderful stories that defined an era of rapid social change and enduring superstition.
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