The Wordsworth Book Of Urban Legend
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The Wordsworth Book Of Urban Legend
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Author : Rodney Dale
language : en
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 2000
The Wordsworth Book Of Urban Legend written by Rodney Dale and has been published by Wordsworth Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Anecdotes categories.
As a genre, the urban legend was recognised and named only in the mid-1970s. This book brings together a rich variety of these tales which continued to flourish and circulate, classified under different headings for ease of reference, and linked together by the author's narrative. Uncle Joe's ashes baked in a cake (Delicious!); Granny's corpse stolen along with the family car; sewers alive with alligators...all these alleged occurrences - and many, many others - are the stuff of urban legend: the extraordinary things that you're told happen to that elusive 'friend of a friend' (foaf); someone whom you can never pin down, however hard you try.
London Urban Legends
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Author : Scott Wood
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-11-01
London Urban Legends written by Scott Wood and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Social Science categories.
How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking he'd bought Tower Bridge? Did the Queen really mix with the crowds as a princess on VE Day? And did Hitler actually want to live in Balham? Where are there razor blades hidden and where did all these parakeets come from? Did they really belong to Jimi Hendrix? Urban legends are the funny, frightening and fierce folklore people share. Just like the early folk tales that came before them, which were attempts to explain the spiritual world, these tales are formed from reactions to spectacular events in the modern world, and reflect our current values. From royal rumours to subterranean legends, Scott Wood has researched and written about them with a sense of wonder, humour and a keen eye. He finds the truth, the myth and the lies amongst these tales.
The Big Book Of Urban Legends
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Author : Robert Loren Fleming
language : en
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date : 1994
The Big Book Of Urban Legends written by Robert Loren Fleming and has been published by DC Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Comic books, strips, etc categories.
A collection of 200 outrageous urban legend stories illustrated by the world's top comic artists.
Be Afraid Be Very Afraid The Book Of Scary Urban Legends
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Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2004-10-15
Be Afraid Be Very Afraid The Book Of Scary Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-15 with Social Science categories.
An anthology of the most chilling urban legends of all time collected by the maestro himself. Urban legends are those strange, but seemingly credible tales that always happen to a friend of a friend. For the first time, Professor Jan Harold Brunvand, "who has achieved almost legendary status" (Choice), has collected the creepiest, most terrifying urban legends, many that have spooked you since your childhood and others that you believe really did occur—even if it was one town over to some poor hapless coed who left a party early only to be followed by a man who just got loose from a mental hospital. From the classic hook-man story told around many a campfire to "Saved by a Cell Phone," these spine-tingling urban legends will give you goose bumps, even when you know they can't be true. Still, you'll continue to check the backseat of your car at gas stations and look under your bed at night before praying for sleep.
Urban Legends
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Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2007-04-30
Urban Legends written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-30 with Social Science categories.
Presents the basic stories behind urban myths and legends from around the world, along with examples of each, and groups them by theme, which includes city life, horror, accidents, disease, animals, sex, merchandise, murder, and the supernatural.
Dickens Dictionary
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Author : Rodney Dale
language : en
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 2004-11
Dickens Dictionary written by Rodney Dale and has been published by Wordsworth Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11 with Fiction categories.
Few Victorian writers are as well remembered as Charles Dickens (1812-70). And many of his characters have been widely known since they first saw the light of day in books such as The Pickwick Papers, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.
Urban Legends
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Author : Nick Harding
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-11-24
Urban Legends written by Nick Harding and has been published by Oldcastle Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-24 with Fiction categories.
To many, Urban Legends are nothing more than harmless tales told round a camp fire, in a dormitory or round a table in a pub with the express aim of provoking a frisson of fear in the listener through the use of some horrific shock element in a familiar location and to an unlucky protagonist who is known to a friend of a friend of a friend. But is there something working at a deeper level? We have all heard stories of the Deep Fried Rat, the Ghostly Hitchhiker, the Hook Handed Killer or the Poodle in the Microwave but should we take them at face value or greet them with scorn and derision? Did the events in these tales ever really happen or are they the product of over active imaginations fearful of the outside world? In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of Urban Legends suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but by striving to understand their underlying meanings we begin to see their true worth as folklore for the modern world. To understand folklore and therefore the realm of the Urban Legend is to understand the psyche of a nation. By understanding Urban Legends we can gain an insight into our own fears and those of our fellow human beings.
Encyclopedia Of Urban Legends
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Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
language : en
Publisher: Abc-clio
Release Date : 2001
Encyclopedia Of Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and has been published by Abc-clio this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Reference categories.
Presents descriptions of hundreds of urban legends and their variations, themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre, including such tales as disappearing hitchhikers and hypodermic needles left in the coin slots of pay telephones.
Urban Legends
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Author : Steven Stone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Urban Legends written by Steven Stone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Fiction categories.
We have always enjoyed being scared. Tall tales of horror that pass down through the ages. We take comfort in the knowledge they are only stories. Except the urban legend has a history. No one knows where they come from or why they persist. Maybe it's because they are true? 13 Urban Legends old & new will be told in "Urban Legends". They're only stories...aren't they?
The Complete And Totally True Book Of Urban Legends
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Author : Ann Fiery
language : en
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Release Date : 2001-09-05
The Complete And Totally True Book Of Urban Legends written by Ann Fiery and has been published by Running Press Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-05 with Fiction categories.
A compilation of urban legends includes "Rat food," "Bronze goddess," and "Walk the dog."