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Description of  Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales (The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies)

081434786X epub Born into a wealthy and privileged family in Philadelphia, Charles Godfrey Leland (18241903) showed a clear interest in the supernatural and occult literature during his youth. Legend has it that, soon after his birth, an old Dutch nurse carried him up to the garret of the house and performed a ritual to guarantee that Leland would be fortunate in his life and eventually become a scholar and a wizard. Whether or not this incident ever occurred, we do know that his interest in fairy tales, folklore, and the supernatural would eventually lead him to a life of travel and documentation of the stories of numerous groups across the United States and Europe. Jack Zipes selected the tales in Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Talesfrom five different books The Algonquin Legends Read more