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old perspectives on culture and history, published before 1926

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  • Cover of: History of the European languages: or, Researches into the affinities of the Teutonic, Greek, Celtic, Sclavonic, and Indian nations.

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  • Cover of: Curiosities of Indo-European tradition and folk-lore

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  • Cover of: Indo-Aryans
    First published in 1881 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Vedic India as embodied principally in the Rig-Veda

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  • Cover of: The talking thrush
    First published in 1899 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: The making of the Roman people
    First published in 1914 4 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition makingromanpeop00lloygoog work

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  • Cover of: The Celt and the world
    First published in 1917 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition celtworldstudyof00lesluoft work

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  • Cover of: The bronze age and the Celtic world
    First published in 1922 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Observations on popular antiquities, chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar customs, ceremonies and superstitions

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  • Cover of: Traditional tales of the English and Scottish peasantry

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  • Cover of: Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland

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  • Cover of: Hebrew tales
    First published in 1826 7 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition hebrewtalessele00hurwgoog work

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  • Cover of: The pocket encyclopaedia of natural phenomena
    First published in 1827 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Museum of foreign animals, or, History of beasts
    First published in 1828 4 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Cambrian superstitions, comprising ghosts, omens, witchcraft, traditions, &c

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  • Cover of: Traditions, legends, superstitions, and sketches of Devonshire on the borders of the Tamar and the Tavy, illustrative of its manners, customs, history, antiquities, scenery, and natural history

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  • Cover of: The Rhine, legends, traditions, history, from Cologne to Mainz

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  • Cover of: Flowers and their associations
    First published in 1840 2 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: The history of initiation
    First published in 1841 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Tales of the North American Indians, and adventures of the early settlers in America

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  • Cover of: Essays on subjects connected with the literature, popular superstitions, and history of England in the Middle Ages

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  • Cover of: David Cusick's sketches of ancient history of the Six Nations, comprising first a tale of the foundation of the great island,  the two infants born, and the creation of the universe; second,  a real account of the early settlers of North America and their dissensions; third, origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, which was called A Long House

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  • Cover of: Dahcotah; or, life and legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling

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  • Cover of: Traditions and superstitions of the New Zealanders
    First published in 1854 8 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Legendary fictions of the Irish Celts
    First published in 1866 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Researches into the history of the British dog
    First published in 1866 3 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Tales and traditions of the Eskimo, with a sketch of their habits, religion, language and other peculiarities

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  • Cover of: Curious myths of the Middle Ages

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  • Cover of: Nursery tales, traditions, and histories of the Zulus

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  • Cover of: Irish folk lore
    First published in 1870 5 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Vikram and the Vampire

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  • Cover of: Tales of old Japan

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  • Cover of: Zoological mythology
    First published in 1872 4 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition zoologicalmythol02gubeuoft Cover of edition cu31924092293962 work

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  • Cover of: The serpent myths of ancient Egypt
    First published in 1873 2 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Sagas from the Far East, or, Kalmouk and Mongolian traditionary tales. With historical pref. and explanatory notes by the author of "Patrañas," "Household stories from the Land of Hofer," &c. [i.e. R.H. Busk]

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  • Cover of: The childhood of the world
    First published in 1873 7 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition childhoodofworld01clod Cover of edition childhoodofworld00clod Cover of edition childhoodofworld00cloduoft Cover of edition childhoodofworld02clod work

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  • Cover of: Myths and myth-makers: old tales and superstitions interpreted by comparative mythology

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  • Cover of: Serbian folk-lore
    First published in 1874 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition serbianfolklorep00mija work

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  • Cover of: Ena

    First published in 1874 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: A brief account of Bushman folk-lore and other texts
    First published in 1875 2 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Enchanted Moccasins and Other Legends of the American Indians

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  • Cover of: Myths and marvels of astronomy
    First published in 1877 6 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition mythsmarvelsofa00proc Cover of edition mythsmarvelsofas00procuoft Cover of edition mythsmarvelsofas00procrich Cover of edition cu31924002956450 work

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  • Cover of: Roman legends
    First published in 1877 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition romanlegendsaco00buskgoog work

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  • Cover of: Basque legends
    First published in 1877 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Folk lore
    First published in 1879 13 editions — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Rough notes on the snake symbol in India, in connection with the worship of Siva

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  • Cover of: Legends of the Ozarks
    First published in 1880 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Legends and myths of the aboriginal Indians of British Guiana
    First published in 1880 1 edition — 1 previewable work

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  • Cover of: Japanese fairy world: Stories from the wonder-lore of Japan

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  • Cover of: A book of the beginnings: containing an attempt to recover and reconstitute the lost origines of the myths and mysteries, types and symbols, religion and language, with Egypt for the mouthpiece and Africa as the birthplace

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