Writing as “an Oxonian” in 1835, the author surveys the long history of human belief in the supernatural: the devil and his predilection for old women, the several kinds of magic, the great oracles of antiquity, temple sleep and the spirits said to attend mankind from birth. The tone is sceptical and often amused, quoting Hudibras on the title page.
A lively antiquarian miscellany of superstition and lore, enjoyable for readers of folklore and the history of the occult. Download the free EPUB.