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This page is intended as a link list of English-language Public Domain collections of regional legends and folklore, analogous to the Sagen page at German Wikisource. This list can be used for finding and organizing the addition of folklore texts to Wikisource itself.

Legends and Folklore Collections edit

Africa edit

  • C. Kamba Simango, Madikane Čele, Natalie Curtis Burlin: Songs and Tales from the Dark Continent. Boston c1920. Smithsonian Libraries

Angola edit

Congo edit

East Africa edit

Egypt edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on Egyptian folklore starts on p. 353.

Liberia edit

Morocco edit

Namibia (South-West Africa) edit

Nigeria edit

South Africa edit

  • George McCall Theal: Kaffir Folk-Lore, or, A Selection from the Traditional Tales current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape Colony. London 1882. Internet Archive identifier: cihm_33996

West Africa edit

  • George Washington Ellis: Negro culture in West Africa; a social study of the negro group of Vai-speaking people, with its own invented alphabet and written language shown in two charts and six engravings of Vai script, twenty-six illustrations of their arts and life, fifty folklore stories, one hundred and fourteen proverbs, and one map. New York 1914. Internet Archive identifier: negrocultureinwe00elliuoft

Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) edit

Americas edit

Canada edit

Carribean edit

Bahamas edit

Cuba edit

Mexico edit

United States edit

Alabama edit

Arkansas edit

California edit

Florida edit

Georgia edit

Iowa edit

Kentucky edit

Louisiana edit

Maryland edit

Minnesota edit

Missouri edit

New Hampshire edit

New York edit

North Carolina edit

Pennsylvania edit

South Carolina edit

Vermont edit

Virginia edit

New England edit

Native Americans edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on American folklore starts on p. 15.

Achomawi edit

Aleut edit

Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima) edit

Algonkin edit

Apache edit

Arikara edit

Athabascan edit

Tolowa edit

Atusgewi edit

Bribri edit

Brunka edit

Caddo edit

Cherokee edit

Cheyenne edit

Chinookan edit

Cowlitz edit

Haida edit

Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) edit

Hopi edit

Inuit edit

Isleta edit

Karuk edit

Kathlamet edit

Kaw edit

Klamath edit

Klickitat edit

Koyukun edit

Kutenai edit

Kwakiutl edit

Luiseño edit

Maidu edit

Maya edit

Miwok edit

Modoc edit

Mojave edit

Nahua edit

Navajo edit

Nisenam edit

Osage edit

Nez Perce edit

Nuu-cha-nulth (Nootka) edit

Paiute edit

Patwin edit

Pawnee edit

Pima edit

Pomo edit

Pueblo edit

Keres edit

Quechan edit

Salish edit

Bitterroot Salish edit
Cowichan edit
Tillamook edit

Shasta edit

Sioux edit

Dakota edit
Lakota (Teton Sioux) edit

Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) edit

Tlingit edit

Tsetsaut edit

Tsimshian edit

Wichita edit

Yakama edit

Yurok edit

Zuni edit

Asia edit

Borneo edit

China edit

Tibet edit

India edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on Hindu folklore starts on p. 267.

Indochina edit

Indonesia edit

Japan edit

Korea edit

Malaysia edit

Pakistan edit

Philippines edit

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) edit

Europe edit

Albania edit

Armenia edit

Austria edit

Belgium edit

British Isles edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on British folklore starts on p. 39.

England edit

Cheshire edit
Cornwall edit
Derbyshire edit
Devonshire edit
Huntingdonshire edit
Gloucestershire edit
Lancashire edit
Lincolnshire edit
London edit
Norfolk edit
  • John Glyde jr.: The Norfolk garland: a collection of the superstitious beliefs and practices, proverbs, curious customs, ballads and songs, of the people of Norfolk, as well as anecdotes illustrative of the genius or peculiarities of Norfolk celebrities. London 1872. Internet Archive identifier: norfolkgarlandco00glyd
Northamptonshire edit
Northumberland edit
Nottinghamshire edit
Oxfordshire edit
Somerset edit
Suffolk edit
Surrey edit
Worcestershire edit
Yorkshire edit

Ireland edit

  • Arthur Young: A tour in Ireland: with general observations on the present state of that kingdom: made in the years 1776, 1777, and 1778. And brought down to the end of 1779. London 1780. Vol. 1: Google Books Vol. 2: Google Books
  • Anonymous: The Royal Hibernian Tales: Being a Collection of the Most Entertaining Stories Now Extant. Dublin (No Date). Google Books Note: While the book displays no publication date, it is deemed to be older than 1825 in folklore archival records. See Ó Duilearga, Séamus. "The Royal Hibernian Tales." Béaloideas Uimh 1/2 (1940): 148-203. (external scan)
  • Thomas Crofton Croker: Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland. London 1825. Vol. 1: Google Books
  • Samuel Lover: Legends and Stories of Ireland. London 1834. Vol. 2: Google Books
  • William Wilde: Irish Popular Superstitions. Dublin 1852. Google Books
  • Patrick Weston Joyce: Old Celtic Romances. Dublin 1879. Google Books
  • David Russell McAnally: Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pooka, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, Old Maids, and other Marvels of the Emerald Isle; Popular Tales as Told by the People. New York 1888. Internet Archive identifier: irishwondersghos00mcan_0
  • C. J. T.: Folk-Lore and Legends: Ireland. London 1889. Google Books
  • Seumas MacManus: Through the Turf Smoke: The Love, Lore, and Laughter of Old Ireland. New York 1899. Internet Archive identifier: throughturfsmok00macmgoog Note: The publication year of 1969 listed on the Internet Archive description is incorrect. The correct year of publication was in 1899 as indicated on the title page.
  • T. W. Rolleston: The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland. Dublin 1910. Internet Archive identifier: in.ernet.dli.2015.178478 Note: The publication year of 1910 listed on the Internet Archive description is incorrect. While this edition is identical to the original publication in 1910, it was published in 1926 as indicated inside the book.
  • Padraic Colum: The King of Ireland's Son. New York 1916. (external scan) via HathiTrust Digital Library or Internet Archive identifier: kingofirelandsso00colu Note: The publication year of 1916 listed on the Internet Archive description is incorrect. This edition was published in 1962, as indicated on the title page, and has slight differences in presentation to the original publication in 1916, although the content is identical.
  • Padraic Colum: The Girl that Sat by the Ashes. New York 1919. (external scan) via HathiTrust Digital Library or Internet Archive identifier: girlwhosatbyashe00colu Note: The publication year of 1919 listed on the Internet Archive description is incorrect. This edition was published in 1929, as indicated on the title page, although the content is identical.

Isle of Man edit

Scotland edit

  • Alexander Fraser: Northern folk-lore on wells and water : with an account of some interesting wells in the neighbourhood of Inverness and the north. Inverness 1878. Internet Archive identifier: b2232205x

Wales edit

  • Elias Owen: Old stone crosses of the vale of Clwyd and neighbouring parishes, together with some account of the ancient manners and customs and legendary lore connected with the parishes. London 1886. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924028087108

Croatia edit

Czech Republic (Bohemia, Moravia) edit

Bosnia edit

Bulgaria edit

Celtic edit

Denmark edit

  • Benjamin Thorpe: Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. Vol. 2. Scandinavian popular traditions and superstitions. London 1851 Internet Archive identifier: northernmytholo03thorgoog

Finland edit

France edit

Germany edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on German folklore starts on p. 193.
  • Benjamin Thorpe: Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. Vol. 3. North German and Netherlandish popular traditions and superstitions. London 1852 Internet Archive identifier: in.ernet.dli.2015.31754

Greece edit

Ancient Greece edit

Macedonia edit

Hungary edit

Italy edit

Roman Mythology edit

Netherlands edit

  • Benjamin Thorpe: Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. Vol. 3. North German and Netherlandish popular traditions and superstitions. London 1852 Internet Archive identifier: in.ernet.dli.2015.31754

Nordic Mythology edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on British folklore starts on p. 150.

Norway edit

  • Benjamin Thorpe: Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. Vol. 2. Scandinavian popular traditions and superstitions. London 1851 Internet Archive identifier: northernmytholo03thorgoog

Poland edit

Portugal edit

Romania edit

Russia edit

Serbia edit

Slavic edit

Slovenia edit

Spain edit

Sweden edit

  • Benjamin Thorpe: Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. Vol. 2. Scandinavian popular traditions and superstitions. London 1851 Internet Archive identifier: northernmytholo03thorgoog

Switzerland edit

Vlachians edit

Middle East edit

Arabic edit

Kurdish edit

Syria edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on Syrian folklore starts on p. 326.

Turkey edit

Persia edit

  • Hubert Marshall Skinner: Readings in Folk-lore; Short Studies in the Mythology of America, Great Britain, the Norse countries, Germany, India, Syria, Egypt, and Persia. New York 1893. Internet Archive identifier: beastsandmen00bossrich Note: The section on Persian folklore starts on p. 441.

Oceania edit

Australia edit

New Guinea edit

New Zealand edit

Polynesia edit

Hawaii edit

Other Topics edit

Jewish Folklore edit

Miscellaneous edit

  • Andrew Lang: The Grey Fairy Book. London 1900. Internet Archive identifier: greyfairybook00lang Note: While the original publication year of this book was 1900, the link for this edition goes to a 1905 published edition. The content for both editions is identical with no differences.
  • Andrew Lang: The Violet Fairy Book. London 1901. Internet Archive identifier: violetfairybook00lang Note: While the original publication year of this book was 1901, the link for this edition goes to a 1906 published edition. The content for both editions is identical with no differences.
  • Andrew Lang: The Book of Romance. London 1902. Internet Archive identifier: bookofromance00lang Note: While the original publication year of this book was 1902, the link for this edition goes to a 1903 published edition. The content for both editions is identical with no differences.
  • Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale, & William Byron Forbush: The Young Folks Treasury: Volume 3: Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories. New York 1919. Project Gutenberg
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