The Secret Country: More Mysterious Britain

by Janet Bord

Paperback, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

398.329

Tags

British Occult Sites, British Isles, Folklore, Archaeology, Earth Currents, ZZZ

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Academy Chicago Pub (1981), 256 pages

Description

Janet and Colin Bord look to folklore and legend as well as physical evidence to unearth the truths behind the mysteries of fertility stones, secret passages, dragons, monsters, hauntings and UFOs. The result is a survey of Britain's ancient sites.

Subjects

Antiquities, Prehistoric Great Britain
Folklore Great Britain
Great Britain Antiquities
Occultism Great Britain

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

256 p.; 5.25 x 0.75 inches

ISBN

0586082670 / 9780586082676

Local notes

DKR

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