A Dictionary of Superstitions by Iona Opie
A Dictionary of Superstitions

Iona Opie

A Dictionary of Superstitions

Iona Opie with Moira Tatem

512 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
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Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman? What does it portend when you break a double-yolked egg? How many frogs do you need to cure whooping cough? Ranging from the familiar to the bizarre, and including everything from spells and ...

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