Myths and Legends of Our Own Land
by Charles M. Skinner & Charles Charles Montgomery Skinner
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- 19th century
- Language: English
THE story of Rip Van Winkle, told by Irving, dramatized by Boucicault, acted by Jefferson, pictured by Darley, set to music by Bristow, is the best known of American legends. IPSWICH had a very Old Harry in the person of Harry Main, a dark-souled being, who, after a career of piracy, smuggling, blasphemy, and dissipation, became a wrecker, and lured vessels to destruction with false lights.
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Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and openlibrary-historical matched “Folklore”, “Legends”, and “Tales”. Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the title, “Legends” in the description, “Folklore” in the subject metadata, and 3 additional metadata match(es).
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Open Library reports 49 editions; 1 cataloged here.
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Cataloging notes
- Open Library reports 49 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR105 .S5
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