Bonnerjea B. Dictionary of Superstitions and Mythology

London: Folk Press Ltd., 1927. — 263 p.Owing to the great volume of existing literature on the subject, it may seem an unnecessary waste of time and energy to offer the following work to the public; a few words of explanation, therefore, may not be out of place here.A number of years ago, when I was making a comparative study of mythology and folklore I began to collect notes, which gradually grew to such an extent that I felt myself justified in curtailing the mass of material and rearranging the whole in the form of a short dictionary. It would have been an easy task to enlarge this book to at least four times its present size, but I purposely restricted myself to what, in my opinion, was absolutely essential and at the same time most trustworthy.As the book is primarily intended as a reliable guide for serious students of mythology
and folklore, I have given under every heading the country or countries where the superstition is prevalent and the authorities with the pages of the works where it is to be found; wherever no localities are given, it is to be understood as pertaining to Great Britain, unless the book referred to deals with one particular country or province. I have deviated from the course mentioned above when either the subject is too well known, or when the superstitions were collected by myself and no printed work on the subject was available. To further facilitate references, I have given at the end of the lexicographical part, a complete bibliography of the works chiefly made use of in the compilation of this book. I have included only those British, French, German, Bohemian and Indian superstitions which I could actually verify on the spot; owing however to my ignorance of the Czech language, I was forced to avail myself of the kind services of a friend who helped my in my task.