| Author |
Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905 |
| Illustrator |
Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923 |
| Title |
The Myths and Fables of To-Day
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| Alternate Title |
The Myths and Fables of Today
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| Contents |
A reckoning with time -- The folk-lore of childhood -- Weather lore -- Signs of all sorts -- Charms to good luck -- Charms against disease -- Of fate in jewels -- Of love and marriage -- Of evil omens -- Of haunted houses, persons, and places -- Of presentiments -- The divining-rod -- Wonders of the physical universe -- "ships that pass in the night" -- Fortune-telling, astrology, and palmistry.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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| Subject |
Folklore
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| Subject |
Superstition
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
44177 |
| Release Date |
Nov 14, 2013 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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