Folk-Lore.
Vol. II.]
MARCH, 1891.
[No. I.
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY, Nov. 26, 1890.
THE twelfth session of the Society was marked by some very useful contributions—contributions which compel us to look back, but which also enable us to look forward. They appear to me to be properly classified as follows, and I will point out that the value of such classification lies in the fact that we may readily understand whether, and how far, our science has advanced by the work of the past session. We have, then—
1. Descriptive Folk-lore:
Legends from Torres Straits, by Prof Haddon.
Legends of the Island Frisians, by W. G. Black.
Marriage Customs of the Mordvins, by the Hon. J. Abercromby.
An Inedited English Folk-tale, by J. Jacobs.
2. Collective Folk-lore:
Notes on the Folk-lore of Beetles, by W. F. Kirby.
3. Contributive Folk-lore:
Legend of the Lady Godiva, by E. S. Hartland.
The Grail and Local Palestinian Legends, by Dr. Gaster.
The Collection of English Folk-lore, by Miss Burne.
