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A Treasury of British Folklore

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

A Treasury of British Folklore

By Dee Dee Chainey

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About the book

An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dresses? In Scotland it was thought you could ward off fairies by hanging your trousers from the foot of the bed, and in Gloucestershire you could cure warts by cutting notches in the bark of an ash tree.You've heard about King ...Show more

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ISBN

9781911358398

Publisher

Pavilion Books

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

A Treasury of British Folklore

Format

Hardcover

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