George Laurence Gomme: 4 books

If I have essayed to do in this book what should have been done by one of the masters of the science of folklore—Mr. Frazer, Mr. Lang, Mr. Hartland, Mr. Clodd, Sir John Rhys, and others—I hope it will not be put down to any feelings of self-sufficiency on my part. I have greatly dared because no...

An invaluable resource for the study and exploration of folklore, this classic work by a leading British folklorist looks at the history of folklore, covering myths, folktales and legends, as well as anthropological and sociological factors, primitive influences, European conditions, and ethnological conditions.

An excellent guide for collectors and students, this invaluable primer on the study of folklore includes an elementary introduction to the scientific aspects of the subject, information on types of folklore such as magic and divination, beliefs about reincarnation, regional customs and superstitions, and guidelines for collecting.

     Finally, I have discussed ethnological conditions in order to show that certain fundamental differences in folklore can be and ought to be explained as the results of different race origins. We are now getting rid of the notion that all Europe is peopled by the descendants of the so-called Aryans.