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Victorian folk belief and plant lore

Strange Pages from Family Papers: Curious Folk Beliefs and Superstitions in Domestic Life

Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer18870
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Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer's collection of curious folk beliefs and superstitions documented in family papers and personal accounts. Presents documentation of folk traditions, supernatural encounters, and superstitious practices from domestic life and family records. Combines personal narrative with folklore analysis.

Also known asFamily Papers · Domestic Folk Curiosities
This edition1887
EditionThomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer's collection of folk beliefs and superstitions documented in family papers and personal accounts.
Folklore & SuperstitionFolklore practicesFolk MagicEuropean folklorefolk customsritual documentationAmulets and charmsMarriage customsFolklore collectionFamily customsFolklore Studies

Contents50 chapters

  1. 01STRANGE PAGES FROM FAMILY PAPERS
  2. 02AUTHOR OF "Great Men at Play," "Church Lore Gleanings," "The Ghost World," &c.
  3. 03CONTENTS
  4. 04LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 05STRANGE PAGES FROM FAMILY PAPERS.
  6. 06CHAPTER I.ToC FATAL CURSES.
  7. 07FOOTNOTES:
  8. 08CHAPTER II.ToC THE SCREAMING SKULL.
  9. 09FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10CHAPTER III.ToC ECCENTRIC VOWS.
  11. 11FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12CHAPTER IV.ToC STRANGE BANQUETS.
  13. 13FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14CHAPTER V.ToC MYSTERIOUS ROOMS.
  15. 15FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16CHAPTER VI.ToC INDELIBLE BLOOD STAINS.
  17. 17FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18CHAPTER VII.ToC CURIOUS SECRETS.
  19. 19FOOTNOTES:
  20. 20CHAPTER VIII.ToC THE DEAD HAND.
  21. 21FOOTNOTES:
  22. 22CHAPTER IX.ToC DEVIL COMPACTS.
  23. 23FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24CHAPTER X.ToC FAMILY DEATH OMENS.
  25. 25FOOTNOTES:
  26. 26CHAPTER XI.ToC WEIRD POSSESSIONS.
  27. 27CHAPTER XII.ToC ROMANCE OF DISGUISE.
  28. 28FOOTNOTES:
  29. 29CHAPTER XIII.ToC EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPEARANCES.
  30. 30FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31CHAPTER XIV.ToC HONOURED HEARTS.
  32. 32FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33CHAPTER XV.ToC ROMANCE OF WEALTH.
  34. 34FOOTNOTES:
  35. 35CHAPTER XVI.ToC LUCKY ACCIDENTS.
  36. 36FOOTNOTES:
  37. 37CHAPTER XVII.ToC FATAL PASSION.
  38. 38FOOTNOTES:
  39. 39INDEX.
  40. 40THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  41. 41"Cover"
  42. 42The Project Gutenberg eBook of Strange Pages From Family Papers By T.F. Thiselton Dyer.
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