Duppy talk
Subtitle: West Indian tales of mystery and magic
By: [retold] by Gerald Hausman.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Tales -- Jamaica; Folklore -- Jamaica; Ghosts -- Folklore
Description: Includes six ghost stories from Jamaica which are based on the country's legends and have their roots in African folklore; each story is accompanied by a section about the teller of the tale.
Table of contents: title: Angels of darkness; title: Duke of luck; title: Laughter of mermaids; title: Chick Chick; title: Uncle Time; title: Duppy talk; title: The proverbs of duppy talk.