Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales

Book Overview

A lively selection of Charles Godfrey Leland's unique nineteenth-century tales.

Born into a wealthy and privileged family in Philadelphia, Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) showed a clear interest in the supernatural and occult literature during his youth. Legend has it that, soon after his birth, an old Dutch nurse carried him up to the garret of the house and performed a ritual to guarantee that Leland would be fortunate in his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814347851
• ISBN13: 9780814347850
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"