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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1871 Edition.
The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil: Showing how the
Horse-Shoe Came to be a Charm Against Witchcraft. "A man's worst
wish for his enemy is that he might write a book," is a
generally-received notion, of whose accuracy it is hoped there is
no impertinence in suggesting a doubt. To reflect on having
contributed, however slightly, to the innocent amusement of others,
without giving pain to any, is alone an enjoyment well worth
writing for. But when even so unpretending a trifle as this is,
can, besides, bring around its obscure author fresh and valuable
friendships, the hackneyed exclamation would appear more
intelligible if rendered thus: "Oh, that my friend would write a
book " In former days, possibly, things may have been very
different from what they now are. Haply, the literary highway may,
heretofore, have been not particularly clean, choked with rubbish,
badly drained, ill lighted, not always well paved even with good
intentions, and beset with dangerous characters, bilious-looking
Thugs, prowling about, ready to pounce upon, hocus, strangle, and
pillage any new arrival. But all that is now changed. Now, the path
of literature is all velvet and roses. The race of quacks and
impostors has become as extinct, as are the saurian and the dodo;
and every honest flourisher of the pen, instead of being tarred and
feathered, is hailed as a welcome addition to "the united happy
family"-of letters.
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Title: The Horse Shoe, the true legend of St. Dunstan and the
Devil; showing how the horse shoe came to be a charm against
witchcraft ... With illustrations drawn by G. Cruickshank,
etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION &
PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a
perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's
most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these
works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the
world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works
the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of
satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification
fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is
provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition
identification: ++++ British Library Flight, Edward G.; Cruikshank,
George; 1852. 8 . 11645.ff.12.(11.)
This Quaint Victorian Text Tells A Humorous Tale Explaining How
Saint Dunstan Of Glastonbury Beat The Devil With The Protective Use
Of The Horse Shoe.
This Quaint Victorian Text Tells A Humorous Tale Explaining How
Saint Dunstan Of Glastonbury Beat The Devil With The Protective Use
Of The Horse Shoe.
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 protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
This Quaint Victorian Text Tells A Humorous Tale Explaining How
Saint Dunstan Of Glastonbury Beat The Devil With The Protective Use
Of The Horse Shoe.
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