The Algonquin Legends Of New England - Charles Godfrey Leland

The Algonquin Legends Of New England

By Charles Godfrey Leland

  • Release Date: 1886-01-01
  • Genre: Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables

Description

This book is annotated with a rare biographical sketch of the author, written by Elizabeth Robins Pennell.

This work contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians; that is to say, of the Passamaquoddies and Penobscots of Maine, and of the Micmacs of New Brunswick. All of this material was gathered directly from Indian narrators.

Contents:

Preface.
Introduction
Glooskap The Divinity.
The Legend Of Glooskap.
The Merry Tales Of Lox, The Mischief Maker,
The Amazing Adventures Of Master Rabbit
The Chenoo Legends.
Thunder Stories
At-O-Sis, The Serpent
The Partridge
The Invisible One.
Story Of The Three Strong Men.
The Weewillmekq'.
Tales Of Magic.
Glint-Wah-Gnour Pes Sausmok.
The Song Of The Stars.

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