Folklore: What Is It and What Is the Good of It

Excerpt from What Is It and What Is the Good of It?Well, I am interested in folklore; there is no denying it; and I am glad to have an opportunity of telling you why I am interested in it. I hope that when I have done so you will think there is at lewt no occasion for pitying me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.