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Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling
Gabriel Nostradamus
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Description for Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling
Hardcover. Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave - Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. This title offers a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
“If you sing before breakfast you will cry before supper...' In their own words, what it meant for Victorians to dream of actors, April Fools, herrings or a railway ticket – why it was advised to throw a black snail by its horns over the left shoulder for good luck – and why it is essential to inform bees of a death in the family. “If one drops a knife, a woman is coming; a fork, a man is coming; a spoon, a fool.” Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave – Victorians ... Read more
“If you sing before breakfast you will cry before supper...' In their own words, what it meant for Victorians to dream of actors, April Fools, herrings or a railway ticket – why it was advised to throw a black snail by its horns over the left shoulder for good luck – and why it is essential to inform bees of a death in the family. “If one drops a knife, a woman is coming; a fork, a man is coming; a spoon, a fool.” Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave – Victorians ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908402738
SKU
9781908402738
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