The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland

The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland
Author: Steve Roud
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 1004
Release: 2006-04-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0141941626

Are black cats lucky or unlucky? What should you do when you hear the first cuckoo? Since when have people believed that it's unlucky to shoot an albatross? Why does breaking a mirror lead to misfortune? This fascinating collection answers these and many other questions about the world of superstitions and forms an endlessly browsable guide to a subject that continues to obsess and intrigue.

Publications

Publications
Author: Folklore Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1895
Genre:
ISBN:

The Magical Imagination

The Magical Imagination
Author: Karl Bell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2012-02-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107002001

Innovative history of the popular magical imagination and ordinary people's experience of urbanization in nineteenth-century England.