Legends told in Canada

Book 1994

Sorcerers incanting over boiling cauldrons, a witch disguised as a goose, vicious poltergeists, a woman-warrior, a dangerous enchantress - these are a few of the beings that inhabit Canada's rich folklore tradition. Legends Told in Canada is Edith Fowke's selection of Canadian historical legends, of British and French origin, illustrated with artifacts from the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum. Of historical legends Fowke writes, "They are...

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ISBN:

9780888544100
0888544103

Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes indexes
Includes bibliographical references: pages 93-95

Contents:

An Early Account of a Canadian Sea Serpent (1583)
Princess Sheila (1600s)
The Soldier-Peasant's Vision (1690)
Jean-Pierre Lavallee, Sorcerer (1711)
Thompson Has a Dirk (1749)
La Corriveau (1733-1763)
The Death of Father de la Brosse (1763)
The Tlingit Encounter with La Perouse (1786)
The Old Man Who Came from the Sky (1789)
Tecumseh's Burial (1813)
The Fireship Teazer (1813)
A Woman Warrior (1828)
The Baldoon Mystery (1829-1831)
The Witch Doctor of Long Point (1753-1842)
A Duel in Annapolis Royal (1830s)
The Witch of Plum Hollow (1800-1888)
Montgomery's Prophecy (1838)
The Mackenzie River Ghost (1860)
The Pot of Gold (1865)
Crippen's Curse (1911)
The Story of the Newfoundland (1914)
The Ghosts of Mackenzie House (1956-1960)

LCCN:

94148390

Control Number:

3255572

Other Authors:

Fowke, Edith, 1913-1996
Royal Ontario Museum

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