New England Legends and Folk Lore (1884)

by Samuel Adams Drake

Other authors: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (Contributor), Sarah Orne Jewett (Contributor), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Contributor), John Lothrop Motley (Contributor), John Greenleaf Whittier (Contributor)

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Originally published over 100 years ago, New England Legends and Folk Lore is Samuel Adams Drake's extraordinary collection of legends and folk tales. Stories include dozens of classics of New England lore that describe the times of witches and seafarers, strange nighttime occurrences and mysterious places. A classic and creative compilation of New England's historical facts and mystical fiction.… (more)

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Stuffed with archaic local folklore and bits of history that might otherwise not be as readily available. It's quite beautifully written though some might find it stuffy. It was written a long while ago. I see it's been reprinted and is in hardcover. I've got an old paperback. Love browsing in this book. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Drake, Samuel Adams	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jewett, Sarah Orne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Motley, John Lothrop	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Whittier, John Greenleaf	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Chamberlain, Samuel	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Freeman, Irving	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hansen, Harry	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Merrill, F. T.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Originally published over 100 years ago, New England Legends and Folk Lore is Samuel Adams Drake's extraordinary collection of legends and folk tales. Stories include dozens of classics of New England lore that describe the times of witches and seafarers, strange nighttime occurrences and mysterious places. A classic and creative compilation of New England's historical facts and mystical fiction.

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