Excerpt from Folk Songs of Many Nations: Collected and Edited With Preface and Annotations Possibly this book may broaden the horizon of more than one minivan. We must hasten to say, . However, that it is but a slight presentation of a very large subject, for evenchiuaandarahiahave their folk-songs, which are worthy of study. There are thousands of other specimens waiting for the student. The gradual introduction of some of these into classical music is giving new life-blood to our art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.