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Members will receive periodically prints of what is thus set forth, which will also be forwarded to foreign Societies and students for annotation and addition. If English Folk-Lore is thus systematically arranged, it is believed it will yield results of considerable importance to the unwritten history of races which have occupied Britain in common with other parts of the western world. The Council are not without hope that other countries will adopt the same or similar plans, so that the Folk-Lore thus codified may be upon as extended a basis as possible.
4 ANNUAL REPORT, 6tH DECEMBER, 1888.


To accomplish this work the Council appeal to each Member for service in time or money. The tabulation of Folk-Tales is a work in especial need of help, and the Committee charged with its superintendence will be glad to supply volunteers with a list of books awaiting tabulation from which to choose. Members who desire to help in the analysis of customs and superstitions will also receive all necessary information, together with forms for their use in the work.
Members will receive periodically prints of what is thus set
forth, which will also be forwarded to foreign Societies and
students for annotation and addition. If English Folk-Lore is
thus systematically arranged, it is believed it will yield results
of considerable importance to [the unwritten history of races
which have occupied Britain in common with other parts of the
western world. The Council are not without hope that other
countries will adopt the same or similar plans, so that the Folk-
Lore thus codified may be upon as extended a basis as possible.


If every member would also exert himself to the utmost in circulating among his friends this Report of the Council, and other documents bearing on the subject as they are issued, and also make the Society more generally known in the more remote parts of the country, very much might be accomplished.
To accomplish this work the Council appeal to each Member
for service in time or money. The tabulation of Folk-Tales is a
work in especial need of help, and the Committee charged with
its superintendence will be glad to supply volunteers with a list
of books awaiting tabulation from which to choose. Members
who desire to help in the analysis of customs and superstitions
will also receive all necessary information, together with forms
for their use in the work.


The collection of ''Magyar Folk-Tales'', by Messrs. Jones and Kropf, will be issued early in the new year; and the Council have in hand a volume of the ''Denham Tracts'', edited by Mr. Hardy; and an ''Exempla of Jacques de Vitry'', edited by Professor [[Author:J. F. Crane|J. F. Crane]].
If every member would also exert himself to the utmost in
circulating among his friends this Report of the Council, and
other documents bearing on the subject as they are issued,
and also make the Society more generally known in the more
remote parts of the country, very much might be accomplished.


{{block right|(Signed){{gap|2em}}{{sc|[[Author:Andrew Lang|Andrew Lang]]}}, ''President.''<br />{{gap|6em}}{{sc|[[Author:G. L. Gomme|G. L. Gomme]]}}, ''Director.''}}
The collection of Magyar Folk-Tales^ by Messrs. Jones and
Kropf, will be issued early in the new year ; and the Council
have in hand a volume of the DenJiam Tracts, edited by Mr.
Hardy ; and an Exempla of Jacques de Vitry^ edited by Professor
J. F. Crane.

(Signed) Andrew Lang, President,
G. L. GoMMEj Director.