Love Luck and Lessons for Life
Author(s): Ruth Binney
The fascinating answers to the questions of everyday life are all in Love, Luck and Lessons for Life. Why do lovers 'tie the knot' and keep their letters safely bound with a red ribbon? Why is it unlucky to open an umbrella indoors or split your sides laughing? What fate might befall you if you found a beetle walking over your shoe, a fox crossing your path, or if you dream of roses? What signs do country folk trust as good forecasters of the weather? And what charms and remedies are traditionally used to treat illnesses and ensure rude health?
Product Information
Ruth Binney has been collecting old sayings and remedies for nearly 50 years. She has enjoyed a long and varied career in non-fiction publishing; her first book Wise Words and Country Ways was published by David & Charles in 2004. Ruth lives in West Stafford, Dorset.
Introduction; Love; Symbols and tokens; Superstitions; The nature of love; The body beautiful; The gods of love; Famous lovers; The lover's calendar; Courtship; Weddings and marriage; Luck; In the home; Birds and animals; Plants; Lucky numbers; The sun and moon; Lucky days; On the farm; At work; Theatrical luck; Nautical luck; Lessons In Life; Happiness and unhappiness; Money and wealth; Friends and enemies; Gossip; Promises; Insults; Revenge; Manners; Reading the signs; Wisdom, knowledge and learning; Eating and drinking; Sleep and dreams; Health; Sins and crime; Age; Life and death; Index
General Fields
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- : dbate
- : dbate
- : 0.331
- : 28 October 2005
- : 172mm X 130mm X 26mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ruth Binney
- : Hardback
- : 398.9
- : 256
- : 50 line illustrations
