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The Atheæum.—"These charming studies of the Grail legend."

The Scots Observer.—"An achievement of profound erudition and masterly argument to be hailed as redeeming English scholarship from a long-standing reproach."

Vol. II. Folk and Hero Tales. Collected, edited (in Gaelic), and translated by the Rev. ; with a Study on the Development of the Ossianic Saga, and copious Notes by. xxiv. 497 pages. Portrait of Campbell of Islay, and Two Illustrations by. 1890. 15s.

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