Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling
Language: English
Published by Old House, 2014
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: Shasta Library Foundation, Redding, CA, U.S.A.Shasta Library Foundation
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Condition: New
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Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Binding is tight. Content is clean, no markings. Corners are sharp. DJ is in very good condition, with a small rub on the front edge and at corners. . Includes: Contents. 167 p. 5 x 7.06 0.12 inches. 0.63 lb. Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. Consult the Oracle is where they might have turned when they needed to identify a witch, interpret an omen or dream, find a natural cure or divine their future with a pack of cards. First published in 1899, it offered a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious.
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- Title
- Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling
- Author
- Nostradamus, Gabriel
- Publisher
- Old House
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1908402733
- ISBN 13
- 9781908402738
- Item weight
- 0.63 pounds
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
The Victorian era is renowned for its fascination with the superstitious and the spiritual; the theatrics of the magician, the fortune-teller and the seance astounded nineteenth-century audiences. This illustrated book, first published in 1900, offers a layman’s guide to "matters magical and mysterious", including how to interpret dreams, omens of good and evil, palm-reading, using ouija boards and identifying witches.
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• To have a hare cross the road in front of any one who is going on an errand is not lucky. Under such a circumstance it is wisest to turn back and not pursue one's business till the next meal has been eaten, for beyond that the evil influence does not extend.
• Bees must be told of a Death in the Family. When there is a death in the family where bees are kept, the bees should be informed of the event, otherwise they will leave their hives and never return.
• Black eyes are usually a sign of good powers of physical endurance; but they are choleric, and may be, though they are not always, treacherous.
• Grey eyes indicate a quick temper, coolness in the presence of danger, and a love of novelty.
• Those with grey eyes are generally keen, energetic, and at first cold; but you may rely upon their sympathy with real sorrow.
• Hazel eyes are found with shrewd people, and such as take pleasure in intercourse with friends.
• A calm blue eye well enclosed by the eyebrows shows a good judge of character.
• Clear blue eyes are associated with love of change and progress.
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