Folklore of Shakespeare

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Shakespeare possessed a rich treasury of knowledge of a most varied kind, much of which he may be said to have picked up almost intuitively, he embellished his writings with a choice store of illustrations descriptive of the period in which he lived. Contents: Fairies, Witches, Ghosts, Demonology and Devil Lore, Natural Phenomena, Birds, Animals, Plants, Insects and Reptiles, Folk Medicine, Customs connected with the Calendar, Birth and Baptism, Marriage, Death and Burial, Rings and Precious Stones, Sports and Pastimes, Dances, Punishments, Proverbs, Human Body, Fishes, Sundry Superstitions, Miscellaneous Customs.