| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| | INTRODUCTION | ix |
| I. | A REVIEW | 1 |
| II. | BIBLIOGRAPHY | 7 |
| III. | TALES WITH THE SIMPLE THEME AND MISCELLANEOUS COMBINATIONS | 26 |
| IV. | THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND THE POISON MAIDEN | 44 |
| V. | THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND THE RANSOMED WOMAN | 76 |
| VI. | THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND THE WATER OF LIFE OR KINDRED THEMES | 119 |
| VII. | THE RELATIONS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD TO THE SPENDTHRIFT KNIGHT, THE Two FRIENDS, AND THE THANKFUL BEASTS | 153 |
| VIII. | CONCLUSION | 162 |
| | INDEX | 175 |