UNIFORM WITH THE PRESENT VOLUME. MYTHOLOGY AND FOLK-LORE. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY AND FOLK-LORE. By the Rev. SIR GEORGE W. COX, BART., M.A. Author of The Mythology of the Aryan Nations' &c. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, price 7s. 6d. 'The purpose of this interesting volume is, as the author explains, to give a general view of the vast mass of popular traditions belonging to the Aryan Nations of Asia and Europe, and in a slight degree of other tribes. One of the most striking results is the clearness with which folk-lore is shown to be inseparable from mythology.'-DAILY NEWS. SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF By the REV. ARCHIBALD HENRY SAYCE. New and Cheaper Edition. Two vols. Crown 8vo. cloth, price 9s. 'A brief, clear account of the present state and past history of the science of language, which might not only serve as a handbook for the student, but should also be intelligible and interesting to the general reader. . Within the compass of some 700 pages, he has managed to include a masterly sketch of his subject, and convey an immense amount of information bearing on it, without once losing his hold upon the reader's attention.'-TIMES. MASTERS OF GENRE PAINTING. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GENRE PAINTING. By FREDERICK WEDMORE. With Sixteen Illustrations. Large crown 8vo. cloth, price 7s. 6d. 'A book in which special knowledge is moulded with much literary skill into an attractive form. Mr. Wedmore is master of his subject.'-GUARDIAN. The light and dextrous touch shown in the treatment of a wellchosen subject imparts a charm to this book.'-ATHENAEUM. London: KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER, & CO. PREFACE ΤΟ THE THIRD EDITION. IN the Supplement given with the present edition some further corrections have been made; new editions of works already referred to have been noticed; and the new literature which has appeared since the original publication of this volume has been included. Works of a distinctly partisan character have, however, been omitted, the design being simply to assist the student engaged in independent historical research. The writer has again been under repeated obligation to Professor Gardiner, and also to Professor Maitland, Professor Cunningham, Mr. Reginald L. Poole, Professor G. W. Prothero, Mr. Thornely, and Mr. J. R. Tanner, for help and advice very kindly given on various points. CAMBRIDGE: September 1894. |