Breaking the Mother Goose Code: How a Fairy Tale Character Fooled the World for 300 Years
Who was Mother Goose? Where did she come from, and when? Although shes one of the most beloved characters in Western literature, Mother Gooses origins have seemed lost in the mists of time. Several have tried to pin her down, claiming she was the mother of Charlemagne, the wife of Clovis (King of...
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Who was Mother Goose? Where did she come from, and when? Although shes one of the most beloved characters in Western literature, Mother Gooses origins have seemed lost in the mists of time. Several have tried to pin her down, claiming she was the mother of Charlemagne, the wife of Clovis (King of the Franks), the Queen of Sheba, or even Elizabeth Goose of Boston, Massachus
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781782790228 (1782790225)
Publisher: Moon Books
Pages no: 319
Edition language: English
I did not really expect to be convinced by Jerri Studebaker’s book about finding signs of ancient Goddess worship in fairy tales. I’m just not the sort of person who is easily persuaded by much, and the sleight of hand history of Dr Anne Ross, and the chicanery of Robert Graves have left me resistan...