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Folk-Lore and Legends - Vol. 8 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: GermanyThe value of national stories and legends has in late years become very widely recognised. Folk lore has recently received a large amount of atten tion, and the thought and labour bestowed upon the subject have been rewarded by results which prove that its investigators have entered upon no unfruitful, however long neglected, field.This book, and its successors in the series which it is proposed to is...

Excerpt from Sketches of Early Methodism in the Black Country: With the Romantic Story of the Leek-Seed ChapelKnown as the Black Country.' In those days the latter term had a moral as Well as a physical significance, but, thanks to the Wholesome in¿uence of the religious crusade, brighter days. Have dawned upon this busy hive of industry. The heroism of our forerunners ought to inspire us with a brave valour in support of the glorious truths f...

Excerpt from Sketches of Early Methodism in the Black Country: With the Romantic Story of the Leek-Seed ChapelKnown as the Black Country.' In those days the latter term had a moral as Well as a physical significance, but, thanks to the Wholesome in¿uence of the religious crusade, brighter days. Have dawned upon this busy hive of industry. The heroism of our forerunners ought to inspire us with a brave valour in support of the glorious truths f...

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: ScotlandHaving fallen into a dispute with a man with whom he had previously been on friendly terms, they proceeded to blows in the scuf¿e, the boy, the son of Ian's adversary, observing the two combat ants locked in a close and firm gripe of eager con tention, and being doubtful of the event, ran into the house and brought out the iron pot-crook, with which he saluted the head of the unfortunate Ian so sever...

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish Prince Peter and Princess Magilene, The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish, The Golden Mountain. 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 ori...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

About the Book Books on Classical & Medieval Literature contain the works of many famous ancient, classical or medieval authors, as well as those whose names are no longer recognized as much. Titles include: Der Gebrauch des Infinitivs in Xenophons Anabasis, Die Troerinnen des euripides, Diomede: from the Iliad of Homer, Stories from Plato and Other Classic Writers: Hesiod, Homer, Aristophanes, Ovid, Catullus, and Pliny, The use of the preposi...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Folk-lore and Legends - Scotland is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly p...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland Having fallen into a dispute with a man with whom he had previously been on friendly terms, they proceeded to blows in the scuf¿e, the boy, the son of Ian's adversary, observing the two combat ants locked in a close and firm gripe of eager con tention, and being doubtful of the event, ran into the house and brought out the iron pot-crook, with which he saluted the head of the unfortunate Ian so sev...

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish Prince Peter and Princess Magilene, The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish, The Golden Mountain. 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 ori...

In this fantasy novel, a giant named Böder sets out to prove his worth through a series of challenges and adventures across the continent of Durogg which is populated by manimals - those who are half human and half animal. Some years ago, these people had worked to rid themselves of Böder, a ten-meter-tall giant pest. The stories say he had been marauding among their farming communities and consuming everything is sight. But the truth, as alwa...

Excerpt from Folk-Lore and Legends: Germany The value of national stories and legends has in late years become very widely recognised. Folk lore has recently received a large amount of atten tion, and the thought and labour bestowed upon the subject have been rewarded by results which prove that its investigators have entered upon no unfruitful, however long neglected, field. This book, and its successors in the series which it is proposed t...