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Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan Land

Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan Land

by Charles M. Skinner

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Author
Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject
Folklore -- United States
Category
Text
eBook-No.
6609
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6609
Release Date
December 14, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LAND — TALES OF PURITAN LAND
  2. 2.CONTENTS: — TALES OF PURITAN LAND — EVANGALINE
  3. 3.THE SNORING OF SWUNKSUS
  4. 4.THE LEWISTON HERMIT
  5. 5.THE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELL
  6. 6.THE SCHOOLMASTER HAD NOT REACHED ORRINGTON.
  7. 7.JACK WELCH'S DEATH LIGHT
  8. 8.THE LADY URSULA
  9. 9.FATHER MOODY'S BLACK VEIL
  10. 10.THE HOME OF THUNDER
  11. 11.THE PARTRIDGE WITCH
  12. 12.THE MARRIAGE OF MOUNT KATAHDIN
  13. 13.THE MOOSE OF MOUNT KINEO
  14. 14.THE OWL TREE
  15. 15.A CHESTNUT LOG
  16. 16.THE WATCHER ON WHITE ISLAND
  17. 17.CHOCORUA
  18. 18.PASSACONAWAY'S RIDE TO HEAVEN
  19. 19.THE BALL GAME BY THE SACO
  20. 20.THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
  21. 21.THE VISION ON MOUNT ADAMS
  22. 22.THE GREAT CARBUNCLE
  23. 23.SKINNER'S CAVE
  24. 24.YET THEY CALL IT LOVER'S LEAP
  25. 25.SALEM AND OTHER WITCHCRAFT
  26. 26.THE GLOUCESTER LEAGUERS
  27. 27.SATAN AND HIS BURIAL-PLACE
  28. 28.PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MAN
  29. 29.THE LOSS OF WEETAMOO
  30. 30.THE FATAL FORGET-ME-NOT
  31. 31.THE OLD MILL AT SOMERVILLE
  32. 32.EDWARD RANDOLPH'S PORTRAIT
  33. 33.LADY ELEANORE'S MANTLE
  34. 34.HOWE'S MASQUERADE
  35. 35.OLD ESTHER DUDLEY
  36. 36.THE LOSS OF JACOB HURD
  37. 37.THE HOBOMAK
  38. 38.BERKSHIRE TORIES
  39. 39.THE REVENGE OF JOSIAH BREEZE
  40. 40.THE MAY-POLE OF MERRYMOUNT
  41. 41.THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
  42. 42.THE GRAY CHAMPION
  43. 43.THE FOREST SMITHY
  44. 44.WAHCONAH FALLS
  45. 45.KNOCKING AT THE TOMB
  46. 46.THE WHITE DEER OF ONOTA
  47. 47.WIZARD'S GLEN
  48. 48.BALANCED ROCK
  49. 49.SHONKEEK-MOONKEEK
  50. 50.THE SALEM ALCHEMIST
  51. 51.ELIZA WHARTON
  52. 52.SALE OF THE SOUTHWICKS
  53. 53.THE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISH
  54. 54.MOTHER CREWE
  55. 55.AUNT RACHEL'S CURSE
  56. 56.NIX'S MATE
  57. 57.THE WILD MAN OF CAPE COD
  58. 58.NEWBURY'S OLD ELM
  59. 59.SAMUEL SEWALL'S PROPHECY
  60. 60.THE SHRIEKING WOMAN
  61. 61.AGNES SURRIAGE
  62. 62.SKIPPER IRESON'S RIDE
  63. 63.HEARTBREAK HILL
  64. 64.HARRY MAIN: THE TREASURE AND THE CATS
  65. 65.THE WESSAGUSCUS HANGING
  66. 66.THE UNKNOWN CHAMPION
  67. 67.GOODY COLE
  68. 68.GENERAL MOULTON AND THE DEVIL
  69. 69.THE SKELETON IN ARMOR
  70. 70.MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET
  71. 71.LOVE AND TREASON
  72. 72.THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN
  73. 73.THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL
  74. 74.THE OLD STONE MILL
  75. 75.ORIGIN OF A NAME
  76. 76.MICAH ROOD APPLES
  77. 77.A DINNER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
  78. 78.THE NEW HAVEN STORM SHIP
  79. 79.THE WINDAM FROGS
  80. 80.THE LAMB OF SACRIFICE
  81. 81.MOODUS NOISES
  82. 82.HADDAM ENCHANTMENTS
  83. 83.BLOCK ISLAND AND THE PALATINE
  84. 84.THE BUCCANEER
  85. 85.ROBERT LOCKWOOD'S FATE
  86. 86.LOVE AND RUM

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