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The Folklore of Discworld

By Jacqueline Simpson, Terry Pratchett

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| Paperback | 9780552154932

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Book Description

Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, together with helpful hints from Planet Earth.

1 Review

Good, quite. Stuck mid-way between being the umpteenth rehashing of Discworld trivia and chasing brilliantly the fascinating idea that things become folk lore because of how we folks build our understanding of the world.
Some pages, including the introductions who convinced me to buy it, are ... (continue)

Good, quite. Stuck mid-way between being the umpteenth rehashing of Discworld trivia and chasing brilliantly the fascinating idea that things become folk lore because of how we folks build our understanding of the world.
Some pages, including the introductions who convinced me to buy it, are good examples of the latter. Most is redundant juxtaposition of Discworld facts and more or less corresponding Roundworld legends.

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