Gordon Hall Gerould (1877 – April 10, 1953) was an American philologist and folklorist of the United States.

Biography

Born in

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, he joined the faculty of

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and was a professor of English at

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. In 1910 he married fellow writer Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould. He served in the U.S. Army, holding the rank of captain in 1918.

Selected bibliography

* ''The North England Homily Collection'' (1902) * ''Sir Guy of Warwick'' (1905) * ''Selected Essays of Fielding'' (1905) * ''The

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: The History of a Folk Story'' (1908) * ''Saints' Legends'' (1916) * ''Peter Sanders, Retired'' (1920) * ''The Ballad of Tradition'' (1932)

References

Biographical note
Gordon Hall Gerould Papers, 1904-1953, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections,

Princeton University Library Princeton University Library is the main library system of Princeton University. With holdings of more than 7 million books, 6 million microforms, and 48,000 linear feet of manuscripts, it is among the largest libraries in the world by number of ...

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