Haunted England by Christina Hole
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Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost Lore
'Some of tales here retold are well authenticated.. others are mere country tales handed down from generation to generation, or confused memories of fairy tradition or pagan belief now reclothed, in a newer, Christian dress. But they all have one thing in common. All have been told or believed by the people or England.. and reveal something of the English mind.'
New York & London, Charles Scribner's Sons & B. T. Batsford LTD, 1941. First US edition, publishes one year later than the first UK printing.184pp. Hardcover. Jacket design by John Farleigh with b & w illustrations in text. Original red cloth with black titles worn around the edges, jacket in protective cover with some loss to corners and top of spine, small tear to the rear, some internal foxing, text clean and unmarked. A very good copy in a bright jacket.
'Some of tales here retold are well authenticated.. others are mere country tales handed down from generation to generation, or confused memories of fairy tradition or pagan belief now reclothed, in a newer, Christian dress. But they all have one thing in common. All have been told or believed by the people or England.. and reveal something of the English mind.'
New York & London, Charles Scribner's Sons & B. T. Batsford LTD, 1941. First US edition, publishes one year later than the first UK printing.184pp. Hardcover. Jacket design by John Farleigh with b & w illustrations in text. Original red cloth with black titles worn around the edges, jacket in protective cover with some loss to corners and top of spine, small tear to the rear, some internal foxing, text clean and unmarked. A very good copy in a bright jacket.
Category Folklore & Mythology