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Arranged alphabetically according to their central idea or object and illustrated with a selection of quotations chronologically ordered to show the history and development of each belief, this dictionary presents superstitions from Great Britain and Eire surviving into the 19th and 20th centuries.

Offering all the authority and accuracy of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this indispensable source of reference has extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations and new material on slogans, catchphrases, film lines, and popular misquotations--opening Web page.