English Folk-Lore (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from English Folk-Lore<br><br>Of late years there has been a growing interest in the study of Folk-lore; and the formation at the commencement of the present year of a Folk-lore Society, is a proof of the importance that is now attached to this portion of our social and domestic history.<br><br>The present volume is not by any means intended to be exhaustive, but has been written with a view of giving the reader information in a popular form about some of those superstitions that still linger on here and there throughout the country.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.