BOGUE'S HALF-HOUR VOLUMES.

ENGLISH

FOLK-LORE.

BOGUE'S HALF-HOUR VOLUMES.

THE GREEN LANES: a Book for a Country Stroll. By J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. Illustrated with 300 Woodcuts. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4s.

THE SEA-SIDE; or, Recreations with Marine Objects. By J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. Illustrated with 150 Woodcuts. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4s.

GEOLOGICAL STORIES: a Series of Autobiographies in Chronological Order. By J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. Numerous Illustrations. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 45.

THE AQUARIUM: its Inhabitants, Structure, and Management. By J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., F.G.S. With 238 Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.

THE MICROSCOPE: a Popular Guide to the Use of the Instrument. By E. LANKESTER, M.A., F.R.S. With 250 Illustrations. Twelfth Thousand. Fcap. 8vo, cloth plain, 2s. 6d. ; coloured, 4s.

THE TELESCOPE: a Popular Guide to its Use as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. By R. A. PROCTOR, B.A. With numerous Illustrations on Stone and Wood. Fifth Edition. Fcap 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.

THE STARS: a Plain and Easy Guide to the Constellations. By R. A. PROCTOR, B.A. Illustrated with 12 Maps. Eighth Edition. Demy 4to, boards, 5s.

ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES. By LLEWELLYNN JEWITT, F.S.A. Arms Armour-Church Bells-Coffins- - Flint Implements-Glass-Pottery Tapestry, &c., &c. Illustrated with 300 Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, cloth

extra, 5s.

Flowers

ENGLISH FOLK-LORE. By the Rev. T. F. THISELTON DYER.
CONTENTS:-Trees - Plants
-The Moon - Birds- Animals
Insects Reptiles - Charms
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Birth - Baptism - Marriage. Death- - Days
of the Week-The Months and their Weather-Lore - Bells - Miscellaneous
Folk-Lore. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

PLEASANT DAYS IN PLEASANT PLACES: Notes of Home Tours. By EDWARD WALFORD, M.A., late Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, Editor of 'County Families,' &c. Illustrated with numerous Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 5s.

OTHER VOLUMES ARE IN PREPARATION.

ENGLISH FOLK-LORE.

BY THE REV.

T. F. THISELTON DYER, M.A. OXON.,

AUTHOR OF BRITISH POPULAR CUSTOMS, PAST AND PRESENT.'

PREFACE.

Of late years there has been a growing interest in the study of Folk-lore; and the formation at the commencement of the present year of a Folk-lore Society, is a proof of the importance that is now attached to this portion of our social and domestic history.

The present volume is not by any means intended to be exhaustive, but has been written with a view of giving the reader information in a popular form about some of those superstitions that still linger on here and there throughout the country.

T. F. THISELTON DYER.

July, 1878.