Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

collected entirely from oral sources.

English language

Published Nov. 17, 1900 by Maclehose.

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Contents: The fairies -- Tales illustrative of fairy superstition -- Tutelary beings -- The Urisk, the Blue Men, and the Mermaid -- The Water-horse -- Superstitions about animals -- Miscellaneous superstitions -- Augury -- Premonitions and divination -- Dreams and prophecies -- Imprecations, spells, and the black art -- The devil.

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