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Author : Gideon John Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Legends of the Netherlands written by Gideon John Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrian Van Koevering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Legends of the Dutch written by Adrian Van Koevering and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adele De Leeun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780781807432
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Legends & Folk Tales of Holland written by Adele De Leeun and published by . This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-eight stories from the folklore of the Netherlands, including The House with the Heads, The Shell Grotto of Nienoort, A Legend of Saint Nicholas, and the Poffertjes Pan.
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Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 159884721X
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [2 volumes] written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. From roasted babies to vanishing hitchhikers to housewives in football helmets, this exhaustive and highly readable encyclopedia provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, examines legend themes, and explains scholarly approaches to the genre. Revised and expanded to include updated versions of the entries from the award-winning first edition, this work provides additional entries on a wide range of new topics that include terrorism, recent political events, and Hurricane Katrina. Entries in Encyclopedia of Urban Legends, Updated and Expanded Edition discuss the presence of urban legends in comic books, literature, film, music, and many other areas of popular culture, as well as the existence of "too good to be true" stories in Argentina, China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and several other countries. Serving as both an anthology of stories as well as a reference work, this encyclopedia will serve as a valuable resource for students and a source book for journalists, professional folklorists, and others who are researching or interested in urban legends.
Author : Theo Meder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313096376
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Flying Dutchman and Other Folktales from the Netherlands written by Theo Meder and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a broad sampling of traditional and contemporary Dutch tales that will entertain and inform readers and listeners of all ages. From animal tales and tales of magic to religious and realistic stories, and contemporary urban legends, you'll find in this collection scores of tales, riddles, puzzles, and jokes to savor and share. Many of the stories are rooted in the traditional rural society of the Netherlands, while others have sprung from the modern, urban, and multi-ethnic society that Holland is today. Background information on the country and the stories, and color photographs and illustrations, along with a detailed bibliography, makes this a well-rounded resource for educators, folklore scholars, and general readers. All levels.
Author : Jennifer Westwood
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lore of the Land written by Jennifer Westwood and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past.
Author : William Elliot Griffis
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks written by William Elliot Griffis and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1918 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Greg Niemann
Publisher : Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780932653475
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Baja Legends written by Greg Niemann and published by Sunbelt Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Baja Fever shares his extensive knowledge of the peninsula, its colorful past and booming present, in this fascinating reference book. History, lore, and amazing stories make it a "must-have" for Bajaphiles as well as armchair travelers.
Author : Mary Mapes Dodge
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
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Author : Willem de Blécourt
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031060822
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Werewolf Legends written by Willem de Blécourt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together contributions from anthropologists and folklorists on werewolf legends from all over Europe. Ranging from broad overviews to specific case studies, their chapters highlight the similarities and differences between werewolf narratives in different areas and attempt to explain them. The result of interaction between elite and popular culture, local and external influences, and nature and culture that lasted several centuries or even more, nineteenth- to twenty-first-century werewolf legends represent a kaleidoscope of the darker sides of human life.
Author : Gail de Vos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book What Happens Next? written by Gail de Vos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.
Author : Frits van Oostrom
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9089640398
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Netherlands in a Nutshell written by Frits van Oostrom and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vijftig tijdperken, gebeurtenissen en personen die bepalend zijn geweest voor het beeld van de geschiedenis van Nederland vanaf de vroegste tijden tot heden.
Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195102758
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of Creation Myths written by David Adams Leeming and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393346722
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book The Baby Train and Other Lusty Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994-10-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's premier folk detective is back on the case, sniffing out those zany but dubious stories that "really happened" to a friend of your sister's boyfriend's accountant's mechanic. Jan Harold Brunvand—''Mr. Urban Legend" [Smithsonian]—tracks the most fabulous tales making today's cocktail-party circuit and shows why those stories that sound too good to be true probably are too good to be true. The eponymous episode—"The Baby Train"—sheds light on certain predawn activities that have linked unusually high birth rates to the whim of train schedule makers. Other stories offer a revealing peek behind the story of "The Exploding Bra," expose the embarrassing source of "The Hairdresser's Error," resurrect a "Failed Suicide" Buster Keaton would have died for, and show why adults are better off not bringing their comic book fantasies out of the closet. From "Superhero Hijinx" to "The Shocking Videotape" to "The Accidental Cannibal," The Baby Train uncovers the mysteries behind some of the bawdiest, goriest, funniest, most pyrotechnic urban legends yet.
Author : Washington Irving
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539541196
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow written by Washington Irving and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Washington Irving
Author : J.G. Riewald
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004489401
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Critical Reception of American Literature in the Netherlands 1824-1900 written by J.G. Riewald and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne Goldgar
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226301303
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Tulipmania written by Anne Goldgar and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story—how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they had (and much that they didn’t) on tulip bulbs. We have heard how these bulbs changed hands hundreds of times in a single day, and how some bulbs, sold and resold for thousands of guilders, never even existed. Tulipmania is seen as an example of the gullibility of crowds and the dangers of financial speculation. But it wasn’t like that. As Anne Goldgar reveals in Tulipmania, not one of these stories is true. Making use of extensive archival research, she lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of the bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. By clearing away the accumulated myths, Goldgar is able to show us instead the far more interesting reality: the ways in which tulipmania reflected deep anxieties about the transformation of Dutch society in the Golden Age. “Goldgar tells us at the start of her excellent debunking book: ‘Most of what we have heard of [tulipmania] is not true.’. . . She tells a new story.”—Simon Kuper, Financial Times
