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The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland

The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland

Hardback (30 Oct 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing extensively on literary sources from medieval times to the present, this survey not only explains what people have believed and why, but when superstitions arose, which parts of the country adopted them, how they evolved and what people today believe.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780141006734
Publisher: Penguin Group (UK)
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 398.41094103
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 546
Weight: 987g
Height: 243mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 49mm