Excerpt from Cursed by a Fortune His brother started and bent forward to hear his half whispered words, and be wiped the dew from his sun browned forehead, and shivered a little, for the chilly near approach of death troubled the hale, hearty-looking man, and gave a troubled look to his florid face. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Innovation-making is a classic theme in anthropology that reveals how people fine-tune their ontologies, live in the world and conceive of it as they do. This ethnographic study is an entrance into the world of Buryat Mongol divination, where a group of cursed shamans undertake the 'race against time' to produce innovative remedies that will improve their fallen fortunes at an unconventional pace. Drawing on parallels between social anthropology and chaos theory, the author gives an in-depth account of how Buryat shamans and their notion of fortune operate as 'strange attractors' who propagate the ongoing process of innovation-making. With its view into this long-term 'cursing war' between two shamanic factions in a rural Mongolian district, and the comparative findings on cursing in rural China, this book is a needed resource for anyone with an interest in the anthropology of religion, shamanism, witchcraft and genealogical change. Katherine Swancutt is a Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She has carried out fieldwork on shamanic religion across Inner Asia, working among Buryats in northeast Mongolia and China since 1999, and among the Nuosu of Southwest China since 2007.

Pricilla Cowardly had BIG dreams. She wanted to be a top fashion designer for the Forgotten Worlds. A rival from her childhood changed everything. When Pricilla woke she was up in the clouds and a full blown lioness. Life was now an adventure she never asked for, and she's about to learn what you want and what you need are often two completely different animals. Maybe this curse wasn't so bad after all?

"Cursed through a Fortune" is an interesting book that became written via the famous British creator George Manville Fenn, who is recognised for his work in adventure fiction inside the 1800s. The story was first posted in 1895 and is a combination of suspense and drama that indicates the characters' difficult journey. The story is focused on the principle character, Leslie Devorset, who gets caught in an internet of disaster and mystery. As the name shows, a terrible fortune becomes exciting cloth that impacts the characters' lives. As Fenn successfully weaves collectively factors of thriller, betrayal, and the outcomes of wealth, she creates a story that continues readers on the edge of their seats. Setting her stories in Victorian England, Fenn appears on the darker facet of humans and how social expectancies affect their lives. There are issues of morals, greed, and how destiny can change things at any time on this book. Fenn is a tremendous storyteller, and the manner he handles the complicated plot makes the book very exciting to read. "Cursed through a Fortune" is an amazing example of George Manville Fenn's skill at writing captivating testimonies that integrate motion with ethical reflection.

When Jack Edmunds, a reporter for the Daily Tribune visits the quiet backwater village of Ellsworth, North Yorkshire he gets a little more than he bargained for. Witness to the casting of an ancient gypsy curse following allegations of corruption by the authorities- Jack along with Suzie Brown, his accomplice, are drawn into an ever increasing maelstrom of events and strange happenings beyond belief. Cut off from the outside world the village of Ellsworth rapidly descends into a bizarre blood-bath of demonic possession as friend turns against friend in a frenzie of unstoppable carnage. Can the realms of superstition be as tangible as they seem or are they merely a form of self-imposed psycho-babble that preys upon the mind? Either way their journey won't be easy as they confront an ever increasing maelstrom of sinister events, exposing them to the darker side of human nature at its worst.