The Magic of the Horse-shoe
Author: Robert Means Lawrence
Publisher:
Published: 1898
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13:
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The Magic of the Horse-shoe, with other folk-lore notes
Author: Robert Means Lawrence
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-03
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'The Magic of the Horse-shoe' is a fascinating book that explores the history and meaning behind popular customs and beliefs. From the significance of the horse-shoe to the folklore surrounding common salt, author Robert Means Lawrence delves into the intriguing world of superstitions. While some may see these beliefs as trivial relics of the past, Lawrence argues that they provide valuable insights into the workings of the human mind.
The Magic of the Horseshoe
Author: Robert Means Lawrence
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Published: 2015-03-13
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 1780944586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating 1899 work tracing the origins of common superstitions through time and civilizations, tracking how they evolvedSuperstitions still have a firm hold in cultures all across the world, but where did so many of them come from, and how do myths and beliefs differ from country to country? This 1899 gem sets out to determine just that, tracing superstitious origins across the world from ancient Egypt to Viking Norway to the Asian dynasties. Find out why people throw salt over their shoulder, why you should never open a theater on Friday in France, whether it is luckier to sneeze toward the left or the right, and why the number 13 is considered so unlucky. Readers of this book will finally be able to answer such important questions as whether a horseshoe on the door can protect from plague and why people say "bless you" after a sneeze.
Rosie's Magic Horse
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: Walker
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781406339826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA story that could only have come from the imagination of Russell Hoban! Brought vividly to life by picture book great, Quentin Blake.This story begins with an ice-lolly stick. Its sweetness gone, it lies discarded and lonely ... until a little girl called Rosie comes along. She places it carefully in her cigar box, full of other sticks. "Without our ice-lollies we are nothing," says an old stick. But new stick wants to BE something and into the minds of all the old sticks, he plants dreams ... maybe they can be something, too. What about Rosie and her dreams that night? She dreams of helping her parents pay the bills. And so, at the stroke of midnight, magic and dreams collide and a HORSE gallops out of the cigar box! His name is Stickerino. "Where to?" he asks Rosie. "Anywhere with treasure!" she answers and hops on its back. Then begins an adventure like no other ... ice-lolly mountains by the sea, caskets of gold, and pirates foiled by a stickling ice-cream van...
The Magical Christmas Horse
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-10-25
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 1442434309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohnny’s wish had come true. His family would be visiting his grandparents for Christmas. His grandparents lived in an old house in New England where his father had been born. The family together, the smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many shapes and sizes, and most of all the wooden horse he had told his brother Liam about would make this the best Christmas ever. In his grandparents’ attic Johnny finds many treasures, but the wooden horse he remembered so well is missing. How can Johnny make his brother’s Christmas wish come true? Beloved and internationally bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark’s loving story together with Wendell Minor’s captivating paintings make The Magical Christmas Horse a book that captures the true heart of Christmas and one that families will make part of their Christmas tradition year after year.
Good Luck Pony
Author: Elizabeth Koda-Callan
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 2005-04-01
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780761138280
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA little girl finds the courage to ride when her mother gives her a tiny golden pony that radiates self-confidence.
The Magic of the Horse-shoe, with other folk-lore notes
Author: Robert Means Lawrence
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-04
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Magic of the Horse-shoe, with other folk-lore notes" by Robert Means Lawrence. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
A Magical Friend
Author: Chloe Ryder
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1408827271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChevalia is an enchanted island where ponies and horses rule, its magic powered by eight golden horseshoes hanging in the royal castle. But the horseshoes have been stolen and must be found before Midsummer Day or the island will lose its magic . . .A Magical Friend On her summer holiday by the sea, pony-mad 81⁄2-year-old Pippa is transported to Chevalia. A beautiful white pony gallops over and introduces herself. This is Princess Stardust, the youngest pony of the royal family; impulsive, impatient . . . and she has always wanted a pet girl of her own. Chevalia needs Pippa's help, and with Stardust she sets out on a quest to find the golden horseshoes and embarks on the most exciting adventure of all - friendship.The beginning of a fabulous series of six books filled with spooky Night Mares, unicorns, Princess Ponies, and rip-roaring adventure.
Magical Mac
Author: Michele S. Davis
Publisher:
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9780971539501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"... At an age well beyond what most horses live to be, McDougall began to enrich the lives of fragile children. Hundreds of children experienced positive changes as they sat upon or interacted with this beloved old horse. Honored by Purina as the "Oldest Living Horse in America" and immortalized by Reader's Digest (Some Sort of Magic) in August 1998, McDougall's legacy lives on with the Serendipity Stables Healing Horses in York Center, Ohio..."
Black Horses For The King
Author: Anne McCaffrey
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-07-31
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 1448152429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLord Artos is on a historic quest - to search out the finest black horses ever known to man. He has vowed to drive the invading Saxons out of Britain, and he needs big, strong, powerful horses to carry his army into battle. Galwyn, a young Roman-Celt, leaps at the chance to accompany the group, little guessing the adventure ahead of him - or the price he will have to pay for his loyalty...
