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Mostly Void, Partially Insects

@empressofbugs

Bugs r cool
they/them
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There are so many guinea pig coat types I didn't know about until a few months ago and they all rule, here's all the coat types I know of:

American -- Satin -- Crested

Abyssinian -- Plumed -- Ridgeback

Rex -- Teddy -- Swiss Teddy

Silkie -- Coronet -- Peruvian

Texel -- Merino -- Alpaca

Lunkarya -- Sheba -- Minipli

Werewolf -- Skinny -- Baldwin

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DAY 15

GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 15

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fnaf-thechoco

You can only reblog this 12 times a year

Make the most of that

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Every month I reblog this and every month I’m baffled that it’s already the 15th.

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rnayparker

i’ve had this queued since last month 

How To Get Free Books On Folklore

I do not believe in gatekeeping knowledge, so this post will be sharing how I get all my folklore books for free, legally.

To explain, when a book gets over a certain age and the copyright is not upkept, it falls under “public domain.” When that happens, many different websites will provide those books as a free download.

This is not restricted to one type of book, either. You can grab anything from Sherlock Holmes to history books, to folklore, and more.

If you are looking for a specific book, you may have to check more than one source, so I suggest bookmarking more than one website.

Example Websites:

For me when I download a book, I then upload them to my Google library so that I can use the search functions as well as bring up the books anywhere, but a popular PC option isCalibre.

If you are interested in Scotland-specific folklore, I do have some suggestions of books you can start with.

Scottish Folklore Books:

  • (link) A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures by Katharine Briggs (1976)
  • (linkFolklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)
  • (linkSuperstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
  • (linkThe Peat-Fire Flame: Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands and Islands by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1937)
  • (linkNotes on Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland by Walter Gregor, M.A. (1881)
  • (linkThe Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W.Y. Evans-Wentz (1911)
  • (linkWitchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland by J. Maxwell Wood (1911)
  • (linkWitchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)
  • (linkFolklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)
  • (linkFolk-Lore From The West of Ross-Shire by C.M. Robertson (1908)
  • (linkThe Fairy Mythology / Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries by Thomas Keightley (1850)
  • (linkPopular Tales of the West Highlands by John Francis Campbell (1862)
  • (link) Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales by Sir George Douglas
  • (linkThe Scottish Fairy Book By Elizabeth W. Grierson (1918)
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  • (linkPopular Superstitions of the Highlands By W Grant Stewart (1823)

There's also Global Grey Ebooks, which has a great archive of free public domain books and an extensive collection of folklore and mythology.