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T. F. Thiselton-Dyer. Folk-lore of Shakespeare
Folk-lore of Shakespeare
Table of Contents
PREFACE
FOLK-LORE OF SHAKESPEARE. CHAPTER I
FAIRIES
Footnote
CHAPTER II
WITCHES
Footnote
CHAPTER III
GHOSTS
TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS
Footnote
CHAPTER IV
DEMONOLOGY AND DEVIL-LORE
GOOD AND EVIL DEMONS
Footnote
CHAPTER V
NATURAL PHENOMENA
Footnote
CHAPTER VI
BIRDS
Footnote
CHAPTER VII
ANIMALS
Footnote
CHAPTER VIII
PLANTS
Footnote
CHAPTER IX
INSECTS AND REPTILES
Footnote
CHAPTER X
FOLK-MEDICINE
Footnote
CHAPTER XI
CUSTOMS CONNECTED WITH THE CALENDAR
Footnote
CHAPTER XII
BIRTH AND BAPTISM
Footnote
CHAPTER XIII
MARRIAGE
Footnote
CHAPTER XIV
DEATH AND BURIAL
Footnote
CHAPTER XV
RINGS AND PRECIOUS STONES
Footnote
CHAPTER XVI
SPORTS AND PASTIMES
Footnote
CHAPTER XVII
DANCES
Footnote
CHAPTER XVIII
PUNISHMENTS
Footnote
CHAPTER XIX
PROVERBS
Footnote
CHAPTER XX
THE HUMAN BODY
Footnote
CHAPTER XXI
FISHES
Footnote
CHAPTER XXII
SUNDRY SUPERSTITIONS
Footnote
CHAPTER XXIII
MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMS, ETC
Footnote
INDEX
ENGLISH CLASSICS
SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS
GOLDSMITH’S SELECT POEMS. GRAY’S SELECT POEMS
ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS
BOOKS FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
Harper’s Cyclopædia of British and American Poetry
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T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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