Did you know that in ancient times it was common for fairs to be held in churchyards and on funeral barrows? That when first introduced to Britain the humble potato was considered a powerful aphrodis.....

British Goblins by Wirt Sikes is made up of four books dealing with Welsh folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions. All four books were originally published in one large volume. The Realm of.....

This is a facsimile reprint of the edition published by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1895. .....

This is a facsimile reprint of the edition published by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1895.....

This is a facsimile reprint of the edition published by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1895......

A facsimile reprint of the edition of 1895......

A.W. Moore collected the material for this book at a time when the art of story telling was still alive, and many old customs were still being observed. His book was published in 1891; it is reproduce.....

James M. Mackinlays comprehensive work on the folklore of Scottish lochs and springs was first published in 1893, and copies of it have become scarce and difficult to obtain. This paperback reprint is.....

A facsimile reprint of the book by Jonathan Ceredig Davies, first published at Aberystwyth in 1911. It includes love, wedding, funeral, and other customs: lore of fairies and mermaids, ghosts, death p.....

This book, by John Harland and T. T. Wilkinson was first published at Manchester in 1873, and this paperback reprint is a facsimile of that edition. The book consists of six parts, and an appendix, a.....

Carmen Sylva, Queen of Roumania. Her translated collection of folk-tales and legends has not become well-known probably as it was lost in a larger collection. The present paperback contains only Carme.....

Myths and Weird Tales told by the Mewan Indians of California .....

Charles Swainson's book is an invaluable reference work for ornithologists and students of folklore alike, for it brings together in a single compact volume information which is otherwise scattered ac.....

A facsimile of the book first published in 1889. It includes plant worship, plants in witchcraft, demonology and fairy-lore, love charms, plants and the weather, plant proverbs, sacred plants, plants .....

Warwickshire, well described as the heart of England, is a county steeped in tradition and rich in folklore. Roy Palmer's study, which includes a great deal of unpublished material from living inform.....

Robert Charles Hope's book was first published in 1893, and here is a facsimile of that edition. Also includes Rivers, Lakes, Fountains and Springs......

Thomas Love Peacock was born at Weymouth in Dorset in 1785. He became interested in Welsh folklore as a young man, making his first visit to the Principality in 1810. His interest in ancient Welsh Cul.....