num_pages: 216
description: This eclectic collection is a classic volume of beautiful tales and songs from South Carolina’s sea-island folklore.First published in 1923, this wonderful folklore collection by Elsie Clews Parson features over 170 tales alongside many traditional riddles, proverbs, toasts, verses, and songs from the sea islands of South Carolina. This volume also includes a foreword by Jean-Louis Brindamour.Some of the lyrical folktales featured in this volume - Woman-Cat- Frog Escapes- Cartload of Fish- Tiger’s Wife- God and Fortune- Witch-Man and Rooster- Racing a Ghost- The Irishman and the Donkeys- The Three Sweethearts
language: English
title: Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina
titlecomplete: Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Metro Books