This classic study in early anthropology (all in all 12 volumes, I think) is published online as part of Project Gutenberg. del.icio anthropology pointed to the book published on Bartleby’s website. But the book can also be downloaded from Sacred Texts-website and Project Gutenberg – without any ads.
SEE ALSO:
Wikipedia on The Golden Bough and amazon reviews
California Digital Library: 61 Free Anthropology Books in fulltext
I think this is an abridged version but very nice nonetheless! If you click on the Bibliographic Record link it tells you – The golden bough: a study in magic and religion. Abridged ed. 752 p.
Strange. I can’t see anything about “Abridged edition” mentioned on that site