Every superstition you have heard of and many you have not, from new shoes on the table to counting magpies, each traced back as far as the records go. Steve Roud is thorough and sceptical, and the book is endlessly browsable.
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The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland
Steve Roud
Paperback · Penguin · 2006
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