The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland

Informationen zum Autor Steve Roud has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore. He lives in Sussex. Klappentext 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 collection answers these and other questions about the world of superstitions! and aims to form a browsable guide to this subject. Zusammenfassung 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 collection answers these and other questions about the world of superstitions, and aims to form a browsable guide to this subject.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Roud, Roud Steve
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.04.2006
• EAN: 9780140515121
• ISBN: 978-0-14-051512-1
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, REFERENCE / Curiosities & Wonders, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Isles, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)