A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe

by Dee Dee Chainey

Book Overview

An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dresses? In Scotland it was thought you could ward off fairies by hanging your trousers from the foot of the bed, and in Gloucestershire you could cure warts by cutting notches in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911358391
• ISBN13: 9781911358398
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: National Trust
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 7.6"