Guernsey Folk Lore
- Subtitle
- a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc., of the people of that island
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1. GUERNSEY FOLK-LORE.2. AUTHOR’S PREFACE.3. EDITOR’S PREFACE.4. Introductory material5. ERRATA.6. Part I. Times and Seasons, Festivals and Merry-makings.7. CHAPTER I. Festival Customs.8. CHAPTER II. Local Customs—Civic, Aquatic, Ceremonial.9. Part II. Superstitious Belief and Practice.10. CHAPTER III. Prehistoric Monuments; and their Superstitions.11. CHAPTER IV. Natural Objects and their Superstitions.12. CHAPTER V. Holy Chapels and Holy Wells.13. CHAPTER VI. Fairies.14. CHAPTER VII. Demons and Goblins.15. CHAPTER VIII. The Devil.16. CHAPTER IX. Prophetic Warnings and Ghosts.17. CHAPTER X. Witchcraft.18. CHAPTER X. Witchcraft. (continued 2)19. CHAPTER XI. Charms, Spells, and Incantations.20. CHAPTER XII. Folk Medicine and Leech Craft.21. CHAPTER XIII. Story Telling.22. CHAPTER XIV. Historical Reminiscences.23. CHAPTER XV. Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Games.24. CHAPTER XVI. Superstitions Generally.25. CHAPTER XVII. Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.26. Part III. Editor’s Appendix.27. CHAPTER XVIII. Guernsey Songs and Ballads.28. CHAPTER XVIII. Guernsey Songs and Ballads. (continued 2)29. Index.