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Vol I. No. II |
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November 1913 |
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Contents of No. II. |
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Frontispiece: Portrait of W. H. GILL. |
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The Saint's Name Marown in Wales. PROFESSOR J. RHYS |
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Creating a Manx Drama. |
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The Lil' Oul' Ghos'. CUSHAG." |
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Short Stories from Manx History-II: Juan. P. M. C. KERMODE, F.S.A., Scot. |
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Old Manx Airs from a MS. of Dr. Clague |
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Manx Carvals and their Writers.P. W. CAINE. |
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Census of Manx Speakers. |
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Between Fleshwick and Dalby. Illustrated. P. G. RALFE |
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Renshent. ARCHIBALD KNOX |
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Manx Miniatures. W. H. GILL. |
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Manx Folk-Song. With Portrait. A. P. GRAVES, M.A. |
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Luss ny Graih. CHRISTOPHER R. SHIMMIN |
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Folk Lore-Two Charms (illus.), Ella Boyd-Dawkins. Douglas Folk-Lore, F. Swynnerton. Lonan Folk-Lore, J. R.Moore. Prize Manx Folk-Story, "Cushag." |
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Initial Letters, &c.-Initials, pp. 57, 61 and 97 by A. KNOX. Heading p. 64 and Tailpiece p. 66, HELEN MELCALFE. Tailpiece p. 74, P. M. C. KERMODE. Initial p. 77, E. DWELLY. Two Figures p. 124, A. MATHISON.
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A paper on J. M. Nicholson, by Canon Savage, has been delayed by the regrettable illness of the writer.
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