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    Custom and Myth
    Custom and Myth
    Custom and Myth
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    Custom and Myth

    By Andrew Lang

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    Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer best known for collecting folklore, legends, and fairy tales and making a compendium of them to celebrate ethnic heritage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKrill Press
    Release dateDec 20, 2015
    ISBN9781518342516
    Custom and Myth
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    Andrew Lang

    Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish editor, poet, author, literary critic, and historian. He is best known for his work regarding folklore, mythology, and religion, for which he had an extreme interest in. Lang was a skilled and respected historian, writing in great detail and exploring obscure topics. Lang often combined his studies of history and anthropology with literature, creating works rich with diverse culture. He married Leonora Blanche Alleyne in 1875. With her help, Lang published a prolific amount of work, including his popular series, Rainbow Fairy Books.

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