he
proof-sheets, and whose suggestions have repeatedly been of the greatest
value; and to Mr. Havelock Ellis for the counsel and suggestions which
his experience has more than once enabled him to give as the book was
passing through the press.

I have been anxious to enable the reader who cares to do so to verify
every statement made; but some of them no doubt have escaped reference.
Many books are cited again and again, and in similar cases the reader's
time is frequently wasted in searching for the first mention of a book,
so as to ascertain its title and other particulars. To avoid the trouble
I have so many times experienced in this way, I have put together in an
Appendix a list of the principal authorities made use of, indicating
them by the short title by which they are cited in the footnotes, and
giving sufficient bibliographical details to enable them to be
identified. Classics and works which are in every one's hands I have not
thought it necessary to include in the list.

E. S. H.

BARNWOOD COURT, GLOUCESTER,

_24th October, 1890._

[Transcriber's Note: Any transcriber's notes are abbreviated in the
text as TN: The caret (^) is used to indicate superscript.]

CONTENTS.

Page
CHAPTER I.
THE ART OF STORY-TELLING 1

CHAPTER II.
SAVAGE IDEAS 22

CHAPTER III.
FAIRY BIRTHS AND HUMAN MIDWIVES 37

CHAPTER IV.
FAIRY BIRTHS AND HUMAN MIDWIVES (_continued_) 59

CHAPTER V.
CHANGELINGS 93

CHAPTER VI.
ROBBERIES FROM FAIRYLAND 135

CHAPTER VII.
THE SUPERNATURAL LAPSE OF TIME IN FAIRYLAND 161

CHAPTER VIII.
THE SUPERNATURAL LAPSE OF TIME IN FAIRYLAND (_continued_) 196

CHAPTER IX.
THE SUPERNATURAL LAPSE OF TIME IN FAIRYLAND (_continued_) 222

CHAPTER X.
SWAN-MAIDENS 255

CHAPTER XI.
SWAN-MAIDENS (_continued_) 283

CHAPTER XII.
CONCLUSION 333

APPENDIX 353

INDEX