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A Psychiatric Milestone
Against Home Rule (1912)
American Eloquence, Volume I. (of 4)
American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4)
American Eloquence, Volume III. (of 4)
American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4)
American Missionary, Vol. 45, No. 2, February, 1891
American Missionary, Volume 44, No. 1, January, 1890
American Missionary, Volume 44, No. 6, June, 1890
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, August, 1863, No. 70
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863
Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864
Bay State Monthly, Vol. I, No. 3, March, 1884
Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 1, October, 1884
Bay State Monthly, Volume I, No. 2, February, 1884
Best Short Stories
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Vol. 56, No. 346, August, 1844
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 341, March, 1844, Vol. 55
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4
Chambers' Edinburgh Journal
Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, No. 421, New Series, Jan. 24, 1852
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419, New Series, January 10, 1852
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 420, New Series, Jan. 17, 1852
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424, New Series, February 14, 1852
Continental Monthly Volume 1 Issue 3
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. V, May, 1862
Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862
Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 9, March 1, 1914
Different Girls
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Famous Modern Ghost Stories
First Love (Little Blue Book #1195)
Folk Lore and Legends; Scandinavian
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851
Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I.
Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations
Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1,
Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, Old Series, Vol. 36 New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15,
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, September 1880
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 28. July, 1873.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885
Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896
Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 276
Modern Spanish Lyrics
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915
Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century
Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850
Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851
Notes and Queries, Number 63, January 11, 1851
Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851
Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851
Our Holidays
Pipe and Pouch
Poet Lore, Volume XXIV, Number IV, 1912
Prefaces to Fiction
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920.
Punch Volume 102, May 28, 1892
Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, February 21st, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 14, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 21, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 28, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 7, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 11, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 18, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 25, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 4, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, July 24, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 13, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 20, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 27, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 6, 1841,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 16, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 23, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 30, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 12, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 18, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 25, 1841
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 5, 1841
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, August 8, 1891
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 16, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 23, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 30, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 9th, 1892
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 13, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 11, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 18, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 25, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 4, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, May 14, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, May 21, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 13, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 20, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 27, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 6, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 23, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 30, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 9, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 12, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 19, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, VOL. 103, November 26, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 5, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 1, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 15, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 22, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 29, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 8, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, Sep. 24, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, September 10, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, September 17, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, September 3, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, February 28, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 11, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 18, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 25, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 4, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 31, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 13, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 6, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 14, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 28, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 7, 1917.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 2, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 23, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 17, 1920
Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 101, October 31, 1891
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, July 2, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 5, 1892
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 7, 1892
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 16, 1892
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917
Punch, or the London Charivari. Vol. 1, July 31, 1841
Recent Developments in European Thought
Rig Veda Americanus
Scientific American Supplement No. 819
Scientific American Supplement No. 822
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878
Stories of Childhood
The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890
The American Missionary Vol. 44, No. 4, April, 1890
The American Missionary Vol. 48, No. 10, October, 1894
The American Missionary Vol. 44, No. 3, March, 1890
The American Missionary Vol. XLIV. No. 2.
The American Missionary, October, 1890, Vol. XLIV., No. 10
The American Missionary, Vol. 44, No. 5, May 1890
The American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 11, November, 1889
The American Missionary, Volume 49, No. 3, March, 1895
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 72, October, 1863
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 76, February, 1864
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 78, April, 1864
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, March, 1885
The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol 1, No. 11, November, 1895
The Brochure Series Of Architectural Illustration, Vol 1, No. 2. February 1895.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 1, No. 10, October 1895.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 1, No. 7,
The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)
The German Classics Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12
The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4
The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, April 1, 1897 Vol. 1. No. 21
The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, April 22, 1897, Vol. 1, No. 24
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 15, February 18, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 17, March 4, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 18, March 11, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 19, March 18, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20, March 25, 1897
The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22, April 8, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26, May 6, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 30, June 3, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 31, June 10, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 33, June 24, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 34, July 1, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 35, July 8, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 36, July 15, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37, July 22, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39, August 5, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 40, August 12, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 42, August 26, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 44, September 9, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 46, September 23, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 47, September 30, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 48, October 7, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 49, October 14, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 50, October 21, 1897
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 51, October 28, 1897
The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1. No. 23, April 15, 1897
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 333
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 579
The Nursery, No. 165. September, 1880, Vol. 28
The Nursery, Number 164
The Philippine Islands, 1493 1898: Volume XIV., 1606 1609
The Philippine Islands, 1493 1898: Volume XVII, 1609 1616
The Philippine Islands, 1493 1898: Volume XVIII, 1617 1620
The Philippine Islands, 1493 to 1898
The Social Emergency
The Unity of Civilization
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3
Victorian Short Stories
Washington's Birthday
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20)
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There was once a kindly old wizard who used his magic generously and wisely for the benefit of his neighbours." So begins the first tale, the Wizard and the Hopping Pot, an odd story about a cauldron that takes on the troubles of afflicted people and hops about on its own brass foot.

Fans of the Harry Potter series will know that the Tales of Beedle the Bard is a well-known book among wizard children, "as familiar to many of the students of Hogwarts as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle children."

It is in fact the very book that Dumbledore bequeathed to Hermione in the final Harry Potter instalment, the Deathly Hallows, in which she discovered the highly significant symbol of the Hallows. The plot of that story, told in full in the Deathly Hallows, is said to owe a debt to Chaucer's Pardoner.

In the Fountain of Fair Fortune, three woeful witches and a luckless knight (Sir Luckless, as it happens) seek to bathe in a magical fountain which can cure them of their ills.

Along the journey they manage to cure each other, and "none of them ever knew or suspected that the Fountain's waters carried no enchantment at all".

This reviewer, it must be said, saw that one coming. The Warlock's Hairy Heart is an unhappy tale concerning a wizard who uses magic to inoculate himself against falling in love (a decidedly qualified success); Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump has a charlatan instructing a foolish king in wizardry.

These little morality tales are complicated (and for those of us without a background in the Dark Arts, muddled) by the varying degrees of powers which the characters do or do not possess, and which may or may not work when the time comes.

This edition of The Tales carries explanatory notes by Dumbledore himself. These are more anecdote than exegesis but they occasionally amuse, and encourage further study. On the subject of bringing back the dead, for example, Dumbledore quotes the author of A Study into the Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, With Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter, who famously said: "Give it up. It's never going to happen."

Additional footnotes by Rowling only serve further to confuse the lay reader. This one is strictly for the fan base, and it should make them very happy.

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