Fastrada, 100 The Jew in the Bush, 104 The Elves, 110 The Conclave of Corpses, 114 Legends of Rubezahl, or Number-Nip, 120 The Hunter Hackelnberg and the Tut-Osel, 131 The Alraun, 136 The Goose-Girl, 140 Hans Jagenteufel, 149 The Waits of Bremen, 152 The Flaming Castle, 158 The Monks at the Ferry, 161 Doctor All-Wise, 168 The White Maiden, 172 The Sturgeon, 176 St. Andrew's Night, 183 INTRODUCTION The value of national stories and legends has in late years become very widely recognised. Folk-lore has recently received a large amount of attention, and the thought and labour bestowed upon the subject have been rewarded by results which prove that its investigators have entered upon no unfruitful, however long neglected, field. This book, and its successors in the series which it is proposed to issue, may come into the hands of some who, having little opportunity afforded them to consider how the legends and tales it contains may be of the value we claim for them, may be glad to have the "case" for legends and national stories presented to them in a few words.