A World of Wonders, with Anecdotes and Opinions Concerning Popular Superstitions

Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799-1861 [Editor]
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A WORLD OF WONDERS. A WORLD OF WONDERS, WITH ANECDOTES AND OPINIONS CONCERNING POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS. EDITED BY ALBANY POYNTZ. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1845. LONDON: Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street. PREFACE. It is surprising, considering the gigantic strides effected by modern science, how many of the errors and prejudices engendered by the ignorance of the dark ages remain current in the world in its present days of enlightenment. Like the winged seeds of certain weeds, their light and impalpable nature renders them only the more difficult of extirpation. A cursory review and refutation of these popular prejudices an…

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