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Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All Times
- First published1885
- TraditionSuperstitions
- Shelf138 books
A Victorian compendium of maritime folklore gathered from voyages, earlier travel writing and sailors' testimony, covering sea spirits, phantom ships, weather lore, omens and shipboard taboos. Uncritical by modern standards, it remains the largest single collection of seafaring superstition in English.
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