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Charles Godfrey Leland
""Johnnykin and the Goblins"" is a children's book written by Charles Godfrey Leland and published in 1877. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Johnnykin, who is…
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
The results of Mr. Leland’s researches has been the collection of such a number of magic formulas, tales, and poems. What he has given in this book is of very…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Reproduction of the original: Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States by Charles Godfrey Leland
Leland’s translation of Professor Neumann’s narrative from the Chinese text of the Yearbook and that of Hoei-shin, the Buddhist monk, on the possibility of the Buddhists discovering America. Also included…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
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A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have…
In this amazing, small book, the secret teachings of the "Old Religion" are revealed in the secret "Vangelo" of the witches, from a source the author met in Italy. Handed…
Charles, Godfrey Leland
Originally published in London 1896. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are…
Professor Charles Godfrey Leland
Thomas C. Parkhill
Examines how both negative and positive stereotypes of the Indian have influenced the study of Native American religions.
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Heinrich Heine,Charles Godfrey Leland
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off…
Collected from the people and retold by Leland (Hans Breitmann). This book consists almost entirely of legends or traditions of a varied character, referring to places and buildings in Florence…
Translated Charles Godfrey Leland
Experience the hauntingly beautiful poems and songs of Heinrich Heine, considered one of the most important German poets of the 19th century, in this masterful translation by Charles Godfrey Leland.
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Its accuracy is disputed by some, while others consider it a vital resource for studying and understanding Italian witch folklore of the 19th century. What is certain is that this…
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books…
Was the west coast of North America visited by travelers from China in the depths of antiquity? Ancient Asian documents provide extraordinary evidence that they did. For this intriguing 1875…
The Etruscans are one of history’s great mysteries – a sophisticated society that flourished at the heart of the Classical world and then vanished, leaving relatively few archaeological remains and…
This is the case in Tartary, Africa, among the Eskimo, Lapps, or Red Indians, with all of whom the sorcerer, voodoo or medaolin, has the eye of the fascinator, glittering…
Title: Ye Sneak yclepid Copperhead: a satirical poem.
Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
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Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 contains a…
Title: Fusang or the discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist priests in the fifth century. [Containing the narrative of Hoei-Shin, with comments by … C. F. Neumann; a letter from…
Title: The Egyptian Sketch-Book.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest research libraries holding over…
A collection of folk-tales and legends referring to places and buildings in Florence, such as the Cathedral and Campanile, the Signoria, the Bargello, the different city gates, ancient towers and…
The text is a composite. Some of it is Leland’s translation into English of an original Italian manuscript, the Vangelo (gospel). Leland reported receiving the manuscript from his primary informant…