236 R. Schcvill, 



Appendix I. 



The following studies refer to the story of the '' man who believes 

 himself dead " and usually to the versions in which it forms one of 

 three hoaxes ; some references to the isolated stories of Appendix II 

 are occasionally added by the authors and annotators. 



1. LiEBRECHT, Felix, Ziir Volkskunde, Heilbronn, 1879, p. 124 ff.; 

 also " Germania," I, p. 270. 



2. "Hertziana," the card catalogue of the late Wilhelm Hertz in 

 the Royal Library of Munich: cf. box 54, EJic, mider " Ehe- 

 mann halt sich fiir tot." 



3. BfiDiER, J., Les Fabliaux, deuxieme edition. Paris, 1895, p. 265 ff., 

 and for this, as well as related tales, pp. 197, 458 Ea., 468 Jb. 

 and Kb., 469 Nb., 470 Ob., 475 Jc. 



4. KoEHLER, R., Kleinere Schriften, I, p. 486 ; Orient unci Occident, 

 I, p. 431 ff., II, p. 686. 



5. V. D. Hagen, Gesaintabenteuer, Stuttgart, 1850, vol. II, p. xlix ff. 

 • 6. Keller, H. A. v., Italicnischer Novellenschatz, Leipzig, 1851,"* II, 



p. 98; also Fastnachtsspielc, vol. 30, p. 1300 and vol. 46, p. 322 

 of the " Bibliothek des litterarischen Vereins in Stuttgart," von 

 dreien Weiben. 



7. Landau, M., Die Quellen des Dekameron, Stuttgart, 1884, pp. 82 

 and 155. 



8. Schmidt, F. W. V., Die Mdrchen Straparolas, aus deui Italieni- 

 schen, 1817, p. xxiv for related hoaxes. 



9. Wesselski, a., Heinrich Bcbcls Sclnvdnke, Miinchen und Leipzig, 

 1907, Buch II, p. 169-70. 



A resume of all the versions of this hoax of the " dead man " 

 in the peculiar form of three stories in one would show how 

 remarkably well known the tale was all over Europe. In addition 

 to the Spanish story by Tirso de Molina, there was the much 

 read French translation by le Sieur D'Ouville, printed in Ristel- 

 huber's edition : L'elite des contes du Sieur D'Ouville, avec intro- 

 duction et notes, Paris, 1876, p. 146 if., and notes, p. 168. Ristel- 

 huber did not know the Spanish original. D'Ouville was reprint- 

 ed frequently at the end of the 17 th century. An earl}' German 

 version (Spruch von Hans Folz, cf. Liebrecht, Ziir Volksknnde. 

 p. 130) resembles Bebels Latin anecdote, which is no. 4 of the 

 collection mentioned above, fabiila de astiitiis nndienini : and 

 probably dependent on the latter, are : " Comptes du monde 

 aventureux," par Franck, no. xli and its verbal reprint by Verbo- 



