Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 Leland, Charles Godfrey 1824 1903 Leland, Charles G. Breitmann, Hans Breitman, Hans Algonquin Legends of New England Produced by Emily Ratliff, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "Algonquin Legends of New England" by Charles Godfrey Leland is a collection of myths and folklore derived from the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes, recorded during the late 19th century. The work aims to preserve the rich cultural heritage of these Northeastern Algonquin tribes by compiling and narrating their ancient tales, which explore themes of creation, morality, and the relationship between humanity and the divine. At the start of the book, Leland introduces his efforts to collect these legends from Indian narrators and highlights the surprising complexity and antiquity of their mythology. He outlines the main figure, Glooskap, a demigod representing the good principle, and his evil twin, Malsum, or the Wolf. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals Glooskap's benevolent deeds, such as creating humans and animals, while also suggesting a parallel between these legends and Norse mythology. The opening sets the stage for a captivating exploration of folklore that weaves together elements of the natural world with the spiritual beliefs of these indigenous cultures, inviting readers to delve into a world rich in storytelling and tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Folklore Algonquian Indians -- Legends Algonquian mythology Legends -- New England E011 Text Folklore Native America Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 639232 2025-07-03T09:01:57.296114 text/html 639053 2025-01-10T00:41:01.480011 text/html 327529 2025-07-03T09:02:06.478016 application/epub+zip 336548 2025-07-03T09:02:00.520065 application/epub+zip 313874 2025-07-03T09:01:59.312025 application/epub+zip 604518 2025-07-03T09:02:11.092066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565608 2025-07-03T09:02:05.675990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527183 2022-09-03T13:36:25.015770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592395 2025-07-03T09:01:56.794019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587582 2020-12-30T01:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18997 2025-07-03T09:02:11.216975 application/rdf+xml 17783 2025-07-03T09:01:59.805055 image/jpeg 4331 2025-07-03T09:01:59.558028 image/jpeg 228973 2020-12-30T01:40:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 326033 2025-07-03T09:01:57.346015 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia