Modern Science Series

EDITED BY SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, BART., M.P.

ETHNOLOGY IN FOLKLORE

MODERN SCIENCE SERIES.

Edited by Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., M. P.

I. The Cause of an Ice Age.

By Sir ROBERT BALL, LL. D., F. R. S.,
Royal Astronomer of Ireland.

II. The Horse:

A Study in Natural History.

By WILLIAM HENRY FLOWER, C. B.,
Director of the British Natural
History Museum.

III. The Oak:

A Popular Introduction to Forest
Botany.

By H. MARSHALL WARD, F. R. S.

IV. Ethnology in Folklore.

By GEORGE LAWRENCE GOMME, F. R. S.,
President of the Folklore Society,

etc.

(Others in preparation.)

New York: D. APPLETON & Co., 1, 3, & 5 Bond St.

FOLKLORE

BY

GEORGE LAURENCE GOMME, F. S. A.

PRESIDENT OF THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY, ETC.