Folklore

Folklore
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Total Pages : 618
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025502357
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Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Folklore by : Joseph Jacobs

Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.

Frog

Frog
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781861899347
ISBN-13 : 1861899343
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Frog by : Charlotte Sleigh

As Kermit the Frog taught us—it’s not easy being green. With good reason, since you’ll likely be dissected in biology class or have your legs gobbled up by a hungry Frenchman. And yet, these slimy creatures have captured our imagination, appearing in everything from fairytales about frog princes to Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Jeremy Fisher and Arnold Lebel’s Frog and Toad. They even appear as a tasty chocolate snack in the Harry Potter series. Examining the significant role played by this slippery amphibian in art, literature, and popular culture, Charlotte Sleigh gives us an entertaining—and sometimes shocking—account of this both loved and misunderstood animal. Weaving the natural history of the frog together with its mythology, this witty book answers questions like why frogs have been so prominent in science throughout the years and what place the frog holds in religion. Sleigh also explores the frog’s many faces—the devilish and comic, sophisticated and chauvinist, the revolting and delicious. Featuring many images of frogs from nature and culture, Frog—the fiftieth entry into the Animal series—will draw pet owners, frog-leg devourers, and seekers of princes alike.

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
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Total Pages : 1064
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015035899221
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Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by : Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

List of members in some numbers.

Indian Antiquary

Indian Antiquary
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Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924079326595
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Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Indian Antiquary by :

"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ...entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ... " -- introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985.

American Journal of Philology

American Journal of Philology
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Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015060425744
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Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis American Journal of Philology by : Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve

Each number includes "Reviews and book notices."