Who Killed Cock Robin?

Now in paperback, an entertaining and enlightening compendium at the intersection of two great British folk traditions: song and encounters with the law.   At the heart of traditional songs rest the concerns of ordinary people. And folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled with the law: abiding by it, breaking it, and being caught and punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is an anthology of just such songs compiled by one of Britain’s most senior judges, Stephen Sedley,