Wit, Character, Folklore & Customs of the North Riding of Yorkshire
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1. Front matter2. Wit Character, Folklore & Customs OF THE NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE3. PREFACE4. THE YORKSHIRE FOLK-SPEECH IS NOT A DIALECT, BUT A LANGUAGE.5. CHAPTER I YORKSHIRE STORIES OF WIT AND CHARACTER.6. CHAPTER II WIT AND CHARACTER7. CHAPTER III WIT AND CHARACTER—continued.8. CHAPTER IV WIT AND CHARACTER—continued9. CHAPTER V WIT AND CHARACTER—continued10. CHAPTER VI CUSTOMS OF THE YEAR AND FOLKLORE11. CHAPTER VII CUSTOMS OF COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, BIRTH, AND DEATH12. CHAPTER VIII OMENS, CHARMS, RECIPES13. CHAPTER IX WITCHCRAFT14. CHAPTER X WITCHCRAFT—continued15. CHAPTER XI SOME CHARACTERISTIC YORKSHIRE SAYINGS16. CHAPTER XII IDIOMS AND THE PECULIAR USE OF CERTAIN WORDS17. CHAPTER XIII SIMILES, PROVERBS, AND SAYINGS18. CHAPTER XIV CHILDREN‘S LORE19. CHAPTER XV ODD SCRAPS OF OLD YORKSHIRE, ETC.20. CHAPTER XVI A FEW SIMPLE HINTS ON THE GRAMMAR OF THE FOLK-SPEECH21. GLOSSARY OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NORTH RIDING WORDS22. GLOSSARY OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NORTH RIDING WORDS (continued 2)23. GLOSSARY OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NORTH RIDING WORDS (continued 3)24. CONCLUDING REMARKS25. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS