In a Quiet Village

von Sabine Baring-Gould

In a Quiet Village is a short story collection by Sabine Baring-Gould. Baring-Gould was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English. Contents: Dan'l Coombe Timothy Slouch DobleDrewe Mary Trembath The Old Post-boy Auntie Brother Augustine Haroun the Carpenter Shone Evans Henry Frost Milk-maids The Bride's Well Jack Hannaford From Death to Life Cicely Crowe The Weathercock A Plum-Pudding A Christmas Tree Folk-prayers Crazy Jane