Project Gutenberg 2019-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 97 Gomme, George Laurence 1853 1916 Gomme, G. Laurence (George Laurence) Gomme, G. L. Gomme, Laurence Gomme, Sir Laurence 24006618 Mother Bunch's Closet Newly Broke Open, and the History of Mother Bunch of the West Chap-books and folk-lore tracts ... First series. Vol. 3 (of 5) Produced by hekula03, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mother Bunch's Closet Newly Broke Open, and the History of Mother Bunch of the West" by George Laurence Gomme is a chapbook that dives into the folk traditions and customs surrounding love and marriage, likely written in the late 19th century. This collection is comprised of folk sayings, charms, and remedies that promise to help young men and women discern their fortunes regarding romantic relationships. The text's focus on love divination showcases the cultural practices related to matchmaking prevalent during its time. The book unfolds various advice and methods devised by Mother Bunch, a whimsical character serving as the narrator and facilitator of love's mysteries. Through engaging dialogues with young women seeking guidance, Mother Bunch delivers practical tidbits on how to predict the identity and nature of future spouses. Organized around specific days like St. Agnes' Day, the text includes rituals such as fasting and particular actions to invoke dreams about potential partners. The narrative is playful, often instructive, and rooted in the values and superstitions of its era, revealing insights into historical views on love and courtship, ultimately aiming to provide comfort and wisdom to its readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dreams Divination PR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 94358 2025-06-24T09:13:29.742432 text/html 71557 2024-10-17T15:32:59 text/html 110880 2025-06-24T09:13:33.167377 application/epub+zip 109472 2025-06-24T09:13:30.502400 application/epub+zip 81117 2025-06-24T09:13:30.047385 application/epub+zip 160432 2025-06-24T09:13:35.231408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145624 2025-06-24T09:13:32.739393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102095 2022-09-27T15:13:45.207457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73492 2025-06-24T09:13:29.493373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53408 2024-10-17T15:32:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16914 2025-06-24T09:13:35.376448 application/rdf+xml 10658 2025-06-24T09:13:30.134455 image/jpeg 2682 2025-06-24T09:13:30.090377 image/jpeg 86855 2025-06-24T09:13:29.765389 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia