  Part I. Times and Seasons, Festivals and Merry-makings. Part II. Superstitious Belief and Practice. The listed errata have been corrected (although the list is by no means comprehensive), as have obvious typos. However, the original text contained inconsistencies in hyphenation, accents and sometimes spelling—these have been retained. Much of the text of this book is in old French or the Guernsey French dialect, and may not conform to the expectations of a modern reader of the language. GUERNSEY FOLK-LORE.SIR EDGAR MacCULLOCH In his Robes as Bailiff of Guernsey. GUERNSEY FOLK-LORE A COLLECTION OF FROM MSS. BY THE LATE Edited by Edith F. Carey. ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS OF OLD PRINTS, ETC. LONDON: “IN WINTER’S TEDIOUS NIGHTS SIT BY THE FIRE WITH GOOD OLD FOLKS, AND LET THEM TELL THEE TALES OF WOEFUL AGES LONG AGO BETID.” —K. RICHARD II., ACT V., SC. 1. “LA LEGENDE, LE MYTHE, LA FABLE, SONT, COMME LA CONCENTRATION DE LA VIE NATIONALE, COMME DES RESERVOIRS PROFONDS OU DORMENT LE SANG ET LES LARMES DES PEUPLES.”—BAUDELAIRE. |
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