Charles Godfrey Leland

1824 - 1903

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About Charles Godfrey Leland

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Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe. Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics. He published books and articles on American and European languages and folk traditions.

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Cover of Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling: Illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes and tales

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling: Illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes and tales

Fortune-telling

Cover of Memoirs

Memoirs

Authors, American

Cover of Legends of Florence: Collected from the People, First Series

Legends of Florence: Collected from the People, First Series

Folk literature, Italian

Cover of The Gypsies

The Gypsies

Romanies

Cover of The Unpublished Legends of Virgil

The Unpublished Legends of Virgil

Folklore

Cover of The English Gipsies and Their Language

The English Gipsies and Their Language

English language

Cover of A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams

A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With Diagrams

Repairing

Cover of Algonquin Legends of New England

Algonquin Legends of New England

Algonquian Indians

Cover of Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land

Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land

Sea poetry

Cover of The Mystic Will: A Method of Developing and Strengthening the Faculties of the Mind, through the Awakened Will, by a Simple, Scientific Process Possible to Any Person of Ordinary Intelligence

The Mystic Will: A Method of Developing and Strengthening the Faculties of the Mind, through the Awakened Will, by a Simple, Scientific Process Possible to Any Person of Ordinary Intelligence

Mental suggestion