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I. STORYOLOGY 1

II. THE MAGIC WAND 23

III. THE MAGIC MIRROR 41

IV. THE MAGIC MOON 58

V. THE DEVIL'S CANDLE 78

VI. THE SEA AND ITS LEGENDS 91

VII. MOTHER CAREY AND HER CHICKENS 104

VIII. DAVY JONES'S LOCKER 113

IX. SOME FLOWERS OF FANCY 121

X. ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE 137

XI. HERB OF GRACE 149

XII. THE ROMANCE OF A VEGETABLE 163

XIII. THE STORY OF A TUBER 176

XIV. THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD 188

INDEX 201

STORYOLOGY.