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The Style and Structure of The Girl as Helper in the Hero's Flight, based on A[arne] - T[hompson] 313 Versions in Dr. Katherine Briggs' A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales, Part A, Folk Narratives, Volume 1

Morgan, John S

1972

M.A. dissertation suggesting that the folktale is not only an art form worthy of serious consideration in itself, but that the storyteller is a gifted performer whose performances merit critical appra...

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Arab folklore in the Arab Gulf Region

Khalifa, M Shawky; Jāmiʻat al-Baṣrah. Shuʻbat al-Dirāsāt al-Fūlklūrīyah

1981

Added t.p. and contents in Arabic.

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Saddles and Horse Collars: A Study of Selected Craftsmen

Wynne, Victoria

1979

M.A. study on the manufacture of saddles and horse collars, based on fieldwork undertaken in Walsall. Firms visited include G. T. Palmer and Son and J. C. Huskisson and Son. Chapters cover the informa...

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Der Dialekt von Stokesley in Yorkshire, North-Riding : Nach den Dialektdichtungen von Mrs. E. Tweddell und nach grammophonischen Aufnahmen der Vortragsweise ihres Sohnes T. C. Tweddell

Klein, Willy (1877-); Tweddell, Mrs G M (1824-1899); Tweddell, Tom Cole (1858-)

1914

Appeared in part as the author's inaugural dissertation, Berlin, 1912 (vii, 81 p.)

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Studies in honour of Harold Orton on the occasion of his seventieth birthday

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1968

Includes bibliographical references.

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Englische Volksmärchen

Briggs, Katharine M (1898-1980); Michaelis-Jena, Ruth

[1970]

"Aus dem Englischen übertragen von Uta Schier."-t.p. verso.

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The Lindsey dialect

Oxley, James Edwin

1940

Thesis (M.A.) -- University of London.

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Popular Belief: Miscellaneous

1968-1981

This file contains a photocopy of Miss Wilelmine M. E. Fowler's paper on Yorkshire folklore, from 'Memorials of Old Yorkshire', ed. by T. M. Fallow (London: George Allen, 1909), pp. 286-305; a copy of...

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Cheesemaking: Adding Rennet
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Cheesemaking: Adding Rennet

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Mrs. M. E. Scott adding rennet to milk in a copper cheese kettle, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). The rennet is only added once the milk temperature is correct. Once the rennet is added, th...

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Studies in English philology, linguistics and literature : presented to Alarik Rynell, 7 March 1978

Rydén, Mats; Björk, Lennart A; Rynell, Alarik

1978

Contents: Björk, L. A., Courtly love or Christian love.--Danielsson, B., The birth of a legend.--Hallander, L.-G., Clearer than usual, as clear as usual, less clear than usual?--Hargevik, S., Daniel ...

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