Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140515121
Publisert
2006-04-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
576
Forfatter
Biographical note
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.
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.
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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.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140515121
Publisert
2006-04-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
576
Forfatter