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The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould ( 28 January 1834 - 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this... Read Full Overview

The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 - 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this... Read Full Overview

When the writer was a parson in Yorkshire, he had in his parish a blacksmith blessed, or afflicted-which shall we say?-with seven daughters and not a son. Now the parish was a newly constituted one, and it had a temporary licensed service room; but during the week before the... Read Full Overview

From ghostly apparitions to ancient folk customs, this book by Sabine Baring-Gould explores the weird and wonderful ways in which the past continues to survive in the present. Drawing on folklore, literature, and personal experience, Baring-Gould provides a fascinating glimpse... Read Full Overview

Strange Survivals: Some Chapters In The History Of Man is a book written by Sabine Baring-Gould, originally published in 1892. The book explores various unusual and intriguing cultural practices and beliefs that have survived throughout history, despite being considered strange... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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Strange Survivals: Some Chapters In The History Of Man is a book written by S. Baring-Gould that explores various cultural practices and beliefs that have survived throughout history. The book delves into the strange and fascinating customs of different cultures around the world,... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Strange Survivals by S. Baring-Gould

Reproduction of the original: Strange Survivals by S. Baring-Gould

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview