The kind reception of Mr. Skinner’s first volume has encouraged him to go beyond the territory of the United States for material for a fresh collection ; and this material he now embodies in a small-sized but rather closely printed book of ‘ Myths and Legends Beyond Our Borders’. About two-thirds of the collection are drawn from Canada, and the remainder from Mexico. There is much curious and suggestive matter in the volume, and it should not be neglected by students of folk-lore.
From the contents:
Canada
Explorers And Aborigines
Myths Of Creation, Heaven, And Hell
Glooskap At Menagwes
The Dogs Of Clote Scaurp
The Missions
A Few Monsters
Some Names
Troubles On The St. Lawrence
American Elephants
Hidden Gold
How One Bear Lost His Life
The Isle Of Demons
The Figure In Smoky Hut
The Shadow Of Holland Cove
The Friar Of Campobello
Two Melicite Victories
The Flame Sloop Of Caraquette
The Acadians And Evangeline
The Tolling Off Gaspe
The Ride To Death
The General With An Ear
The Defence Of St. John
Brother And Sister In Battle
The Golden Dog
The Grave In The Cellar
The Mountain And The See
The Sin Of Father St.