Table of Contents

Volume 1, Part 1: Advertisement to Part II; Advertisement to Part II; Complete contents; Francis James Child; Ballads 1-28. Volume 1, Part 2: Advertisement; Ballads 29-53; Additions and corrections. Volume 2, Part 1: Ballads 54-82. Volume 2, Part 2: Advertisement; Ballads 83-113; Additions and corrections. Volume 3, Part 1: Advertisement to Part V; Advertisement to Part VI; Ballads 114-155. Volume 3, Part 2: Advertisement; Ballads 156-188; Additions and corrections. Volume 4, Part 1: Advertisement to Part VII; Advertisement to Part VIII; Advertisement; Ballads 189-225. Volume 4, Part 2: Advertisement; Ballads 226-265; Additions and corrections. Volume 5, Part 1: Advertisement to Part IX; Advertisement to Part X; Advertisement; Ballads 266-305; Fragments; Additions and corrections. Volume 5, Part 2: Additions and corrections; Glossary; Sources of the texts; Index of published airs; Ballad airs from manuscript; Index of ballad titles; Titles of collections of ballads; Index of matters and literature; Bibliography; Corrections to be made in the print.

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Published 1882–98, this ten-part work by Harvard's first professor of English became an essential resource for scholars and folklorists.