Folk lore, or, Superstitious beliefs in the west of Scotland within this century : with an appendix shewing the probable relation of the modern festivals of Christmas, May Day, St. John's Day, and Halloween, to ancient sun and fire worship
Folk lore, or, Superstitious beliefs in the west of Scotland within this century : with an appendix shewing the probable relation of the modern festivals of Christmas, May Day, St. John's Day, and Halloween, to ancient sun and fire worship
It was in the old Alta-Inyo Club--a warm night for San Francisco--and through the open windows, hushed and far, came the brawl of the streets. The talk had led on from the Graft Prosecution and the latest signs that the town was to be run wide open, down through all the grotesque sordidness and rottenness of manhate and man-meanness, until the name of O'Brien was mentioned--O'Brien, the promising young pugilist who had been killed in the prize-ring the night before. At once the air had seemed to freshen. O'Brien had been a ...
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It was in the old Alta-Inyo Club--a warm night for San Francisco--and through the open windows, hushed and far, came the brawl of the streets. The talk had led on from the Graft Prosecution and the latest signs that the town was to be run wide open, down through all the grotesque sordidness and rottenness of manhate and man-meanness, until the name of O'Brien was mentioned--O'Brien, the promising young pugilist who had been killed in the prize-ring the night before. At once the air had seemed to freshen. O'Brien had been a clean-living young man with ideals. He neither drank, smoked, nor swore, and his had been the body of a beautiful young god.
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Add this copy of Folk Lore: Or, Superstitious Beliefs in the West of to cart. $107.00, Sold by Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1879 by Alex. Gardner.
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1879, Alex. Gardner
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Alex. Gardner
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1879
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English
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Armorial bookplate; cloth and spine label soiled; bumped at corners; tight and sound. vii, 190 pp. 8vo,
