Journal of American Folklore. 3:11 (1890)

Today's free book is Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 3, No. 11 (1890). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; I have provided individual story titles where applicable.

The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).


Table of Contents

J. Walter Fewkes. A Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore (pp. 257-280)
Concerning Negro Sorcery in the United States (pp. 281-287)
... The Little Cakeen
... The Forgetful Boy
... The Legend of Sheep Creek
... Legend of Tongue Creek
... Legend of Red Coulee
... Legend of the Red Stone
Alice C. Fletcher. A Phonetic Alphabet Used by the Winnebago Tribe of Indians (pp. 299-301)
William Cumming Wilde. Notes on Thief Talk (pp. 303-310)
W. J. Potts. Marriage of a Widow in a Shift (p. 314)
Cant and Thieves' Jargon (pp. 314-315)
Mary H. Skeel. Version of the Game of the Child-Stealing Witch (p. 315)
Mary H. Skeel. The Number Twelve (p. 315)
Charles G. Leland. Derivation of Names of Female Acrobats (pp. 315-316)

Book Reviews
The Golden Bough by J. G. Frazer (pp. 316-319)
The Testimony of Tradition by David MacRitchie (pp. 319-320)
Volksglaube und Religiöser Brauch der Südslaven by Friedrich S. Krauss (pp. 320-322)
Mehmed's Brautfahrt by F. S. Krauss (pp. 322-323)
Curiosità Popolari Tradizionali by Giuseppe Pitrè (pp. 323-324)
Collection Internationale de la Tradition. Vol. iv. Traditions Japonaises sur la chanson la musique et la danse by D. Brauns; Collection Internationale de la Tradition. Vol. v. Les Conciles et Synodes dans leurs rapports avec la traditionnisme by Frederic Ortoli; Collection Internationale de la Tradition. Vol. vi. Etudes traditionnistes by Andrew Lang (pp. 324-325)
Contributions of Alchemy to Numismatics by Henry Carrington Bolton (p. 325)