In the Land of Ire, the belief in fairies, gnomes, ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land of Ind, it still flourishes in all the vigour of animism. Joseph Jacobs animismbeliefdead Change image and share on social
The first two crusades brought the flower of European chivalry to Constantinople and restored that spiritual union between Eastern and Western Christendom that had been interrupted by the great schism of the Greek and Roman Churches. Joseph Jacobs bringchivalrychristendom share on social
One might almost say that the history of geographical discovery, properly so called, begins with Captain Cook, the motive of whose voyages was purely scientific curiosity. Joseph Jacobs begincallcaptain Change image and share on social
Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. Joseph Jacobs characterdifferfairy Change image and share on social
The truth is, my folk-lore friends and my Saturday Reviewer differ with me on the important problem of the origin of folk-tales. They think that a tale probably originated where it was found. Joseph Jacobs differfindfolk Change image and share on social
Certainly there is abundant evidence of the early transmission by literary means of a considerable number of drolls and folk-tales from India about the time of the Crusaders. Joseph Jacobs abundantconsiderablecrusader Change image and share on social
The great problems of the Twentieth century will have immediate relation to the discoveries of America, of Africa, and of Australia. Joseph Jacobs africaamericaaustralia Change image and share on social
The Celtic folk-tales have been collected while the practice of story-telling is still in full vigour, though there is every sign that its term of life is already numbered. Joseph Jacobs celticcollectfolk Change image and share on social
The words 'fairy tales' must accordingly be taken to include tales in which occurs something 'fairy,' something extraordinary - fairies, giants, dwarfs, speaking animals. Joseph Jacobs animaldwarfextraordinary Change image and share on social
Permanent bonds of culture began to be formed between the extreme East and the extreme West of Europe by intermarriage, by commerce, by the admission of the nobles of Byzantium within the orders of chivalry. Joseph Jacobs admissionbeginbond share on social
