pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
Visit our new collection website www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
     
Email: Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance? Log In/Register


Item Details
Title: A HALLOWE'EN READER
LITERARY AND HISTORICAL WRITINGS OVER THE CENTURIES
By: Lisa Morton
Format: Paperback

List price: £29.95
Our price: £26.96
Discount:
10% off
You save: £2.99
ISBN 10: 0786436840
ISBN 13: 9780786436842
Availability: Reprinting. This item may be subject to delays or cancellation.
 Delivery rates
Stock: Currently 0 available
Publisher: MCFARLAND & CO INC
Pub. date: 23 January, 2008
Description: Gathers together some useful works on the history of Halloween. Ranging from pre-Christian Celtic myths to early 20th century articles, this book includes poems, short stories, sections from 19th and 20th century folklore books, a one-act play, Irish and Scottish folk tales, and the first book on the holiday.
Synopsis: This unique anthology gathers together some of the most intriguing and useful works on the history of Halloween. Ranging from pre-Christian Celtic myths to early 20th century articles, the book's 27 entries include poems, short stories, sections from 19th and 20th century folklore books, a one-act play, Irish and Scottish folk tales, and the first book on the holiday ever published.Noted works contained in the anthology include William Wells Newell's 1904 study of the history of Jack-o'-lantern legends in "The Ignis Fatuus" and Alexander Montgomerie's oft-quoted 1584 poem "Flyting Against Polwart."Organized chronologically, most works are presented in their entirety and many include extensive annotations designed to make the original source materials more palatable for modern readers. The book also includes 34 vintage photographs and illustrations.
Illustrations: photos, notes, bibliography, index
Publication: US
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Returns: Non-returnable
Some other items by this author:

TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
The Book of Gaza (Paperback)
Comma Press
Our Price : £9.07
more details
Labyrinths (Paperback)
Penguin Books Ltd
Our Price : £7.29
more details
Spring (Paperback)
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Our Price : £9.48
more details
A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women (Paperback)
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Our Price : £9.48
more details
The Book of Tokyo (Paperback)
Comma Press
Our Price : £9.07
more details
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
 LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND BIOGRAPHY
 literature: texts
 collections & anthologies of various literary forms


Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
  
Your basket is empty
  Total Items: 0
 






Early Learning
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB) Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
add to basket

Early Learning
add to basket

Picture Book
All the Things We Carry PB What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
add to basket