I could rate this a three considering how much content I either skipped or scanned, but even from the parts I carefully read I obtained pages and pages of notes. Notes on information that is hard to locate online, or if it is online, it's a zillionth-hand down the line and reinterpreted just as many times. This book allowed me to read translations of second hand accounts as well as interpretations of those direct accounts--so just third hand information.

The first section has excerpts from Caesar when he was conquering Gaul, from Strabo and other philosophers, and lesser known, ancient sources who observed the Druid societies. The second section is lore-based content found by enthusiasts during and after the Renaissance. The third second, surprisingly the most useful section for me, is about recovering Druid practices. This means this section excerpts and interprets details on what is known about the 20 years of schooling Druids endured and more day-to-day practices that would be relevant to someone, say, either wanting to join the Neodruid movement or write a novel with characters and settings that strongly reflect both the lore and the history of the Druids. ( )