Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2021-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 2569 Barker, W. H. (William Henry) 1882 1929 Barker, William Henry Sinclair, Cecilia West African Folk-Tales Illustrated by Cecilia Sinclair. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "West African Folk-Tales" by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair is a collection of traditional stories gathered from the folk-lore of the Gold Coast peoples, written in the early 20th century. This anthology offers a rich tapestry of tales featuring clever characters like Anansi the spider, who embodies both wisdom and trickery, and presents a view into the cultural traditions and beliefs of West African communities. The opening of the book sets the stage for exploring the themes and characters that populate these folktales. The introduction discusses the influence of European civilization on the Gold Coast and the resulting transformation of local customs and storytelling traditions. This is followed by the first set of stories about Anansi, where the cunning spider engages in various adventures, such as ensuring that all tales become “Anansi tales” and showing how wisdom became the property of humankind through clever manipulation. These early anecdotes highlight Anansi's themes of cleverness and deceit while capturing the essence of West African cultural narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Thirty-six tales from Africa's Gold Coast, include several "Anansi tales" as well as stories about many African animals. Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Folklore -- Africa, West Tales -- Africa, West GR PZ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 250423 2025-09-26T11:04:42.608543 text/html 217231 2024-10-18T17:39:26 text/html 5321325 2025-09-26T11:05:25.832252 application/epub+zip 5322066 2025-09-26T11:05:03.448400 application/epub+zip 133951 2025-09-26T11:04:44.350462 application/epub+zip 5705211 2025-09-26T11:05:29.987218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5659148 2025-09-26T11:05:07.744359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201541 2022-09-30T05:44:20.542886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177658 2025-09-26T11:04:41.468490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157719 2024-10-18T17:39:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16562 2025-09-26T11:05:30.954290 application/rdf+xml 11102 2025-09-26T11:04:45.283426 image/jpeg 2035 2025-09-26T11:04:44.872463 image/jpeg 10058604 2025-09-26T11:04:42.742530 application/octet-stream application/zip