PREFACE

LIST OF AUTHORITIES ADDENDUM TO VOL. I.

LIST OF GAMES

ADDENDA

ANALYSIS OF " MEMOIR "

CHILDREN'S GAMES Oats and Beans and Barley

ADDENDA A' the Birdies.

MEMOIR ON THE STUDY OF CHILDREN'S GAMES

Transcriber's notes:

Please see Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this document.

VOL. I.

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THE
Traditional Games
Of England, Scotland, and Ireland

WITH
TUNES, SINGING-RHYMES, AND METHODS OF PLAYING
ACCORDING TO THE VARIANTS EXTANT AND
RECORDED IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE KINGDOM

COLLECTED AND ANNOTATED BY
ALICE BERTHA GOMME

VOL. II.
OATS AND BEANS-WOULD YOU KNOW
TOGETHER WITH A MEMOIR ON THE STUDY
OF CHILDREN’S GAMES

LONDON
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1898

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