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London Lore: The legends and traditions of the world's most vibrant city - Softcover

Roud, Steve

 
9780099519867: London Lore: The legends and traditions of the world's most vibrant city
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0099519860 ISBN 13: 9780099519867
Verlag: Arrow, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

In which part of North London were wild beasts once thought to roam the sewers?
Why did 1920s working-class Londoners wear necklaces of blue beads?
Who was the original inspiration for the 'pearly king' costume?
And did Spring-heeled Jack, scourge of Victorian London, ever really exist?

Exploring everything from local superstitions and ghost stories to annual customs, this is an enchanting guide to the ancient legends and deep-rooted beliefs that can be found the length and breadth of the city.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steve Roud was Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and served as Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over fifteen years. He has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. His publications include London Lore (2008) and The Lore of the Playground (2010). He also compiles the Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index, two internationally acclaimed computer databases of traditional folk and popular song. He lives in Sussex.

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Verlag
Arrow
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0099519860
ISBN 13 
9780099519867
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
480
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