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I.—(March 1896.)
Proceedings at Meeting of Tuesday, November 19th, 1895 … 1
Proceedings at Meeting of Tuesday, December 17th, 1895 … 2
Leprosy Stones in Fiji. Bolton Glanvill Corney, M.D. 5
Proceedings at Meeting of Wednesday, January 22nd, 1896 … 27
Eighteenth Annual Report of the Council 28
Presidential Address. E. Clodd 35
II.— (June 1896.)
The Barlaam and Josaphat Legend in the Ancient Georgian and Armenian Literatures. F. C. Conybeare, M.A. 101
Folklore Firstfruits from Lesbos. W. H. D. Rouse, M.A. 142
Proceedings at Meetings of Tuesday, February 18th, 1896, and Tuesday, March 17th, 1896 ..... 160
Fairy Beliefs and other Folklore Notes from County Leitrim. Leland L. Duncan, F.S.A. .... 161
III. — (September 1896.)
Fairy Tales from inedited Hebrew MSS. of the Ninth and Twelfth Centuries. M. Gaster, Ph.D. . . .217
Proceedings at Meeting of Tuesday, April 21st, 1896 . 251
Proceedings at Meeting of Tuesday, May 19th, 1896 . . 252
The Genesis of a Romance-hero, as illustrated by the development of Taillefer de Leon. F. W. Bourdillon, M.A. . 253
Executed Criminals and Folk-Medicine. Mabel Peacock . 268
IV. — (December 1896.)
The Quicken-Tree of Dubhros. Leland L. Duncan, F.S.A. 321
The Hood-Game at Haxey, Lincolnshire. Mabel Peacock. 330
Proceedings at Meeting of Tuesday, June 16th, 1896 349
Funeral Masks in Europe. Hon. J. Abercromby 351
Staffordshire Folk and their Lore. Charlotte S. Burne 366
Reviews:-
J. Bédier's Les Fabliaux. Joseph Jacobs, B.A. . 61
E. Jacottet's Contes Populaires des Bassoutos 65
W. G. Wood-Martin's Pagan Ireland . 67
R. Chalmers' The Jātaka, Vol. 1. Joseph Jacobs, B.A, 68
M. R. Cox's Introduction to Folklore 70
T. Taylor's Iamblichus on the Mysteries 72
E. Magnússon's Odin's Horse Yggdrasill 74
Dr. Granger's Worship of the Romans . 75
K. Meyer and A. Nutt's Voyage of Bran. Prof. York Powell 184
Prof. Speyer's Gátakamâlâ 192
Prof. Haddon's Evolution in Art 194
Is. Tierlinck's Le Folklore Flamand 196
Sir Geo. Dasent's Tales from the Fjeld from the Norse of Asbjörnsen 197
C. Nigra and D. Orsi's Rappresentazioni Popolari in Piemonte 197
L. Marillier's Mythes, Cultes et Religion, par A. Lang. A. C. H 284
Prof. Edwards' Bahama Songs and Stories 287
J. F. M'Lennan's Studies in Ancient History, Second Series 289
M. S. Benham's Henry Callaway, M.D., D.D. 291
Dr. Mucke's Horde und Familie in ihrer urgeschichtlichen Entwickelung 293
W. G. Aston's Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan 387
Dr. Gaster's The Sword of Moses 389
Dr. Budge's The Book of the Dead 391
L. J. B. Bérenger-Féraud's Superstitions et Survivances 393
C. G. Leland's Legends of Florence, Second Series 396
R. M'D. Stirling's Inveresk Parish Lore 397
Y. T. Vincent's In Search of Grave-Stones, Old and Curious 397
Correspondence :-
Corn-Maiden in Argyleshire R. C Maclagan 78
Tommy on the Tub's Grave. Mary Nielsen 79
The Garhwal. W. H. D. R. . 80
The Lupercalia. W. H. D. R. 80
Ghostly Lights. Mary H. Debenham 81
Shoe-throwing. Bryan J. Jones and J. Cooke 81
Indian Folk-tales. L. Goldmerstein 199
The École Pratique des Hautes Études. N. W. Thomas 200
Easter Day. A. F. Mockler-Ferryman 295
Charming for the King's Evil. A. G. Fulcher 295
Staffordshire Superstitions. Mary Dendy 398
Dozzils. Mabel Peacock 399
Miscellanea:—
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Indian Folktales (We must not trust Appearances, The Bold Baby, Servan, The Rescue of Sita, The Jackal and the Crocodile, The Bottle-bird and the Monkey, The Sparrow and the Crow). Susette M. Taylor . . 83
Hazel, poisonous to Snakes. E. J. Lloyd Atkinson 89
Second Sight. Mary H. Debenham . 89
Easter Day. A. G. Fulcher . 90
First-foot. E. Sidney Hartland 90
Some Local Names for certain Plants in Golden Valley, Herefordshire. H. G. M. Murray-Aynsley . -91
Folklore Items from North Indian Notes and Queries. W. H. D. Rouse ..... 91, 204, 314, 405
Magical Sacrifice in the Jewish Kabbala. L. Goldmerstein 202
Folklore Items from Zhivaya Starina. W. H. D. Rouse . 214
Folklore Items from Český Lid. W. H. D. Rouse 214
Easter Sunday at Myndus, Asia Minor. W. R. Paton 297
A Survival of Odin-worship in Kent. T. W. E. Higgens 298
Notes on Irish Folklore from Connaught. J. Cooke . 299
The Ploughman and the Fairies. P. H. Emerson 301
Cleft Ashes for Infantile Hernia. E. Sidney Hartland 303
Berber Corn-Festival. J. H. Round 306
Devil Dances in Ceylon. J. B. Andrews 307
Personal Experiences in Witchcraft. Alex. M. McAldowie 309
Folklore from the Hebrides. Malcolm MacPhail . 400
The Hare. J. Bagnall Evans 404
The Green Lady: A Folktale from Hertfordshire. A. B. Gomme 411
A Variant from Norfolk. W. B. Gerish . 414
Obituary:—
Capt. J. G. Bourke . . . . . 317
Prof. Child. A. Lang .416
Bibliography . . . . . 96, 215, 318, 418
Index . . . . . . .421
List of Plates:—
I. Psatha (? Corn-baby) from Lesbos . To face page 147
Ia. Sacred Tree at Mesotopos . . . „ 150
II. Split Ash-Sapling, used for the cure of Infantile Hernia in Suffolk . . ,, 304
III. Split Ash-Sapling and Model in Taunton
Museum ..... To face page 306
IV. The Horn Dance, Abbot's Bromley, Staffordshire .... „ 382
V. Horns used in the Horn Dance . . ,, 382
VI. The Hobby Horse used in the Horn Dance „ 384
VII. Bow and Arrow and Money Ladle used in the Horn Dance ... „ 384
ERRATA.
Page 143, line 27, for fivwaXot read ItKoKKaKoi
Page 144, line 31, and last line, for Mary read Marina.
Page 146, line 26, for holly read bay-leaves.
Page 146, last line but one, iox faithfulness rez.6.fruiffulness.
Page 147, line 3, for ctti read aTro.
Page 149, line 7, for an ivy Izvig read a hvig of day.
Page 197, line 19, for Field xqz.( Fjeld
Page 317, line 25, for Moguis read Moquis.
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