A Dictionary of English Folklore

by Steve Roud and Jacqueline Simpson

Book Overview

Containing 1,250 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as The Sandman, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleeds and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198607660
• ISBN13: 9780198607663
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.8"