Bibliograph

Consult the oracle, a Victorian guide to folklore and fortune telling, by Gabriel Nostradamaus

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Consult the oracle, a Victorian guide to folklore and fortune telling, by Gabriel Nostradamaus

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Consult the oracle

Responsibility statement

by Gabriel Nostradamaus

Sub title

a Victorian guide to folklore and fortune telling

Summary

Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. Consult the Oracle is where they might have turned when they needed to identify a witch, interpret an omen or dream, find a natural cure or divine their future with a pack of cards. First published in 1899, it offered a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious

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How to read the future

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