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According to a well-known law of our nature, effects suggest causes; and another law, perhaps equally general, impels us to ascribe to the actual and efficient cause the attribute of intelligence. The mind of the deepest philosopher is thus acted upon equally with that of the... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative Of The Romance And Superstition Of Various Countries"" by Thomas Keightley is a comprehensive exploration of the folklore and legends surrounding fairies in different cultures around the world. The book delves into the origins of these mythical... Read Full Overview

We find in most countries a popular belief in different classes of beings distinct from men, and from the higher orders of divinities. These beings are usually believed to inhabit, in the caverns of earth, or the depths of the waters, a region of their own. They generally excel... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Fairy Mythology - Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,... Read Full Overview

The fairy mythology: illustrative of the romance and superstition of various countries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,... Read Full Overview

The Fairy Mythology - Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,... Read Full Overview

The contents of the work which gave such pleasure to this learned antiquary are as follows: - I. Introduction-Similarity of Arts and Customs-Similarity of Names-Origin of the Work-Imitation-Casual Coincidence-Milton-Dante. II. The Thousand and One Nights-Bedoween Audience around... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview