Popular Studies in Mythology Romance & Folklore, 1899 - 1902

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Scope and Contents

Pamphlets from the Popular Studies in Mythology Romance and Folklore series, published by David Nutt, London between 1899 and 1910. The series sees multiple authors explore aspects of mythology and folk legend across cultures, with a particular focus on Celtic and Northern medieval traditions. The full run had 16 pamphlets, 8 of which are present here:

No. 2: E.S. Hartland, Folklore: What is it and What is the Good of It, 1899
No. 3: Alfred Nutt, Ossian and the Ossianic Literature, 1899
No. 5: Charles J. Bilson, The Popular Poetry of the Finns, 1900
No 6: Alfred Nutt, The Fairy Mythology of Shakespeare, 1900
No. 7: E.S. Hartland, Mythology and Folktales: Their Relation and Interpretation, 1900
No. 8: Alfred Nutt, Cuchulainn, the Irish Achilles, 1900
No. 9: E. Vernon Arnold, The Rigveda, 1900
No. 12: Winifred Faraday, The Edda: I. The Divine Mythology of the North, 1902

Dates

1899 - 1902

Conditions Governing Access

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