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ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Folklore, Prince Edward Island
Author: Legends of Prince Edward Island
Author: Frank Harold MacArthurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Acadian Legends, Folktales and Songs from Prince Edward Island
Author: Publisher: Charlottetown, P.E.I. : Acorn Press
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Originally published as Contes, legendes et chansons de I'lle-du-Prince-Edouard (Editions d'Acadie), this English translation by Sally Ross includes footnotes and a bibliography, as well as photos of his 23 informants."--BOOK JACKET.
Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island
Author: Julie V. WatsonPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459742486
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A collection of haunting legends, delightful yarns, and spine-tingling ghost stories. Swathed in mist, surrounded by the secretive sea, wind wailing like the lost souls of sailors around its shores, Prince Edward Island is the ideal setting for the strange and incredible, even the supernatural. Islanders have handed down, from one generation to the next, many legends and ghost stories of visiting spirits, buried pirate treasure, sea serpents, and ghostly apparitions. Who dares to doubt the veracity of the sailors who met a phantom schooner, the fishermen who fled from a sea monster, or the countless Islanders who have dug for pirate gold, only to be terrified by something uncanny and to have abandoned their search? Curl up on a dark night with this new second edition and find yourself transported to the magical and mysterious Prince Edward Island.
Shipwrecks and Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward Island
Author: Julie V. WatsonPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0888821662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
In the 450 years since Jacques Cartier's arrival, Prince Edward Island's history has been tied to the sea and to ships. From the first explorers through immigrants, traders, sailors, and fishermen, thousands of seafaring people and their ships have come and gone -- many lost to the relentless sea. Julie Watson has dug through the archives and unearthed harrowing accounts, from the expulsion of the Acadians to the amazing 1836 adventure of Tommy Tuplin, age six, who was washed overboard in a storm then washed back into the ship's rigging. This book includes fascinating stories of buried treasure, legends of ghost ships, and tales of storms that have become part of the island's history and folklore. Add to these stories of seal hunts, waterspouts, U-boats, and ice boats, and you start to share in what it means to be an islander -- and what the unforgiving sea can yield.
Close to the Folks
Author: Reginald PendergastPublisher: St. Louis, P.E.I. : R. Pendergast
ISBN: 9780969310389
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English
Author: Terry Kenneth PrattPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802079046
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Strupac, fornenst, trappy, scriss, kippy, snool, flying axehandles, from across - these and hundreds of other fascinating and colourful words and phrases give the English language as it has been spoken in Canada's smallest province a flavour all its own. With the Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, T.K. Pratt makes a major scholarly contribution to the growing list of regional dictionaries that enable us to discover the rich heritage of the language as spoken throughout North America; at the same time it offers a splendid general introduction to the historical and sociological life of the island. There are approximately 1000 entries of non-standard or dialect words, past and present. The notes deal with usage, pronunciation, alternate forms and spellings, and stylistic and regional labels. Entries include definitions, supportive quotations from P.E.I. sources, editorial notes about various subtleties, and dictionary notes which provide links to some thirty-five other dictionaries. Pratt's introduction defines the criteria for inclusion of words, explains his research methods, and outlines the layout of entries. The end matter includes a bibliography and an important sociolinguistic essay, 'The Dictionary in Profile,' which places the work in the broader context of Prince Edward Island speech. Its range and depth of coverage make this an essential work not only for those concerned with P.E.I. and Maritimes studies, but for all those interested in the regional usage of English.
Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island
Author: Julie V. WatsonPublisher: Editorial Edinumen
ISBN: 9780888821027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Swathed in mist and surrounded by the secretive sea, P.E.I. is the ideal setting for the strange and incredible, even the supernatural.
Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island
Author: Julie V. WatsonPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459742478
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Swathed in mist, surrounded by the secretive sea, wind wailing like the lost souls of sailors around its shores, Prince Edward Island is the ideal setting for these strange and incredible tales.
Legends of Prince Edward Island
Author: Frank Harold MacArthurPublisher: Charlottetown, P.E.I. : [H.H. Simpson]
ISBN: 9780969913009
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 195
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