Reference Hartland, Edwin Sidney: The Science of Fairy Tales, v.1, 9 November 2008.

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The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
By Edwin Sidney Hartland, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
1891.

From the Preface:
“The chief object of this volume is to exhibit, in a manner acceptable to readers who are not specialists, the application of the principles and methods which guide investigations into popular traditions to a few of the most remarkable stories embodying the Fairy superstitions of the Celtic and Teutonic peoples.”

The cover image is of Ludwig II of Bavaria’s castle at Neuschwanstein

If you like this book then you may well also enjoy RWood’s upload of:
Bunce, John Thackray: Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning. 17 May 2008.

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