Electronic ERD: An Index to English Folk Drama
Compiled by E.C.Cawte, A.Helm & N.Peacock. Online ed.: P.T.Millington

Introduction to this Edition

• The Original Project
• The Legacy of ERD
• This Electronic Edition
• Obtaining Copies of Items
• References

The Original Chapters

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• The English Folk Play
• Criteria for Inclusion in the List
• Preparation of the List
• Literature concerning the Play
• Origins
• Distribution
• Definitions

Distribution Maps

• Folk Play Classes
• Times of Appearance
• Best Text Availability

Examples of Texts

Below are given examples of texts which illustrate the three types of Play as classified. These are reproduced exactly as in the original MSS and are previously unpublished. [1st ed., p.74]

• Jerusalem, Lincolnshire Plough Play
• Gainford, County Durham Sword-Dance Play
  & Another Version
• Gainford Children's Play
• Mummers' Play from Romsey, Hants
• The Guisers' Play from High Spen, Co. Durham

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This is an electronic version of the book English Ritual Drama (ERD), published by Christopher Cawte, Alex Helm and Norman Peacock in 1967, together with three later supplements published by Cawte. It remains one of the best guides to the literature on English folk drama, assisting the location of scripts and other primary information. It lists over 1,500 places where traditional plays were performed, backed up with a bibliography of over 800 references. This edition merges the supplements with the original listings, provides enhanced features, and updates the introductory chapters.

Author Index

[Anon.] | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Journal Index

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Placename Index

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Bibliography - browse by first author

[Special] | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

County Index

Great Britain

[Unlocated]

England

[Unlocated] | Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | Cumberland | Derbyshire | Devonshire | Dorset | Durham | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Herefordshire | Hertfordshire | Huntingdonshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | London | Middlesex | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Rutland | Shropshire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Westmorland | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire - East Riding | Yorkshire - North Riding | Yorkshire - West Riding

Wales

Glamorganshire | Monmouthshire | Pembrokeshire

Scotland

[Unlocated] | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Ayrshire | Berwickshire | East Lothian | Fife | Fifeshire | Kircudbrightshire | Kirkcudbright | Lanarkshire | Midlothian | Orkney | Peeblesshire | Perthshire | Renfrewshire | Roxburghshire | Selkirkshire | Stirlingshire | Wigtownshire

Ireland

Antrim | Armagh | Carlow | Cavan | Cork | Donegal | Down | Dublin | Fermanagh | Kilkenny | Londonderry | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Monaghan | Tyrone | Wexford

Isle of Man

Isle of Man

Leeward Islands

St Kitts

Canada

Newfoundland | Nova Scotia

United States of America

Kentucky | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania