English Folklore (eBook)

Arthur Robinson Wright (Autor)

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2024
122 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
9781528799799 (ISBN)

Infos

This early work Arthur Robinson Wright was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Robinson Wright was born in the United Kingdom in 1863. In 1885 he began his career as a civil servant, working in the Patent Office. Wright enjoyed a long and successful career here, being promoted to Assistant-Comptroller of Patents in 1922 and finally retiring from the service in 1927. Aside from his official work as a civil servant, Wright was a voracious reader of folklore, and also wrote widely on the subject. Wright also amassed a huge personal library of books and newspaper cuttings during his lifetime. His collection of over five thousand books was donated to the Folklore Society after his death.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.5.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: classic local mythology • famous rural beliefs myth • horror superstitions well • old knowledge collection • popular antiquities lore • sayings origins legends • urban about creatures
• ISBN-13: 9781528799799 / 9781528799799