The Mexican Pet: More "New" Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Mexican Pet: More "New" Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites by Jan Harold Brunvand, W. W. Norton & Company
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Author: Jan Harold Brunvand ISBN: 9780393346558
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: April 17, 1988
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
ISBN: 9780393346558
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: April 17, 1988
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"A uniquely entertaining book: edifying scholarship, diverting social history."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times

"[The book] captures the spirit of convivial storytelling and even encourages the activity. . . . Many readers . . . will be gratified to know that Brunvand intends to continue this series of relaxed, unofficial excursions into popular legends. Admirers of curiosa and the psychology of crowds cannot afford to miss them." —Kirkus Reviews

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"A uniquely entertaining book: edifying scholarship, diverting social history."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times

"[The book] captures the spirit of convivial storytelling and even encourages the activity. . . . Many readers . . . will be gratified to know that Brunvand intends to continue this series of relaxed, unofficial excursions into popular legends. Admirers of curiosa and the psychology of crowds cannot afford to miss them." —Kirkus Reviews

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