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Gregor. Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland

Today's free book is Notes on the Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland by Walter Gregor. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!

(The Kelpies)

Preface
Introduction
Chapter I. Birth
Chapter II. The Child
Chapter III. Baptism
Chapter IV. The Nursery
Chapter V. Boy Code of Honour
Chapter VI. About the Human Body
Chapter VII. Dreams, Divination, &c.
Chapter VIII. Leechcraft
Chapter IX. The House
Chapter X. Evenings at the Fireside
Chapter XI. Fairies
Chapter XII. Waterkelpie
Chapter XIII. Ghosts
Chapter XIV. Witches
Chapter XV. ''Black Airt'' and Devil Compacts
Chapter XVI. Riddles
Chapter XVII. Marriage
Chapter XVIII. Place Rhymes
Chapter XIX. Place Names and Family Characteristics
Chapter XX. Animal and Plant Superstitions.
Chapter XXI. Times and Seasons and Weather
Chapter XXII. Christmas, New Year's Day, &c.
Chapter XXIII. Countings-Out
Chapter XXIV. Washing Day
Chapter XXV. Farming
Chapter XXVI. Boats and Fishing
Chapter XXVII. Death
Chapter XXVIII. Burial
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