Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-160) and index.
Volksbuch and proverb in early America -- The sixth and seventh books of Moses -- Superstition and the book -- The book in Icelandic magicians' legends -- Inexperienced use of the black book in Great Britain and America (ML 3020) -- Three brothers in the Philippines (AT 653, 653a, and 654) -- Traditional flyleaf rhymes