Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands – South Carolina
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Full Title

Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands – South Carolina
Author(s)

Elsie Clews Parson
Edition
ISBN

9781528762366, 9781444658095, 9781444658569
Publisher

Read Books Ltd.
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

This eclectic collection is a classic volume of beautiful tales and songs from South Carolina’s sea-island folklore.

First published in 1923, this wonderful folklore collection by Elsie Clews Parson features over 170 tales alongside many traditional riddles, proverbs, toasts, verses, and songs from the sea islands of South Carolina. This volume also includes a foreword by Jean-Louis Brindamour.

Some of the lyrical folktales featured in this volume include:

    – Woman-Cat
    – Frog Escapes
    – Cartload of Fish
    – Tiger’s Wife
    – God and Fortune
    – Witch-Man and Rooster
    – Racing a Ghost
    – The Irishman and the Donkeys
    – The Three Sweethearts

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