"This monumental work has now become . . . the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." --Southern Folklore Quarterly
"A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection." --Volkskunde
"An invaluable aid to students and scholars . . . " --Reference & Research Book News
Indiana University Press, with the generous support of the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation,...