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Shelves: canadiana , spooky. Having lived almost my whole life right across from Canada, Canadian subjects interest me and so a friend gave me this book which is all about spooky lore from the province of Nova Scotia in the Canadian Maritimes. It is divided into chapters devoted to various subjects such a forerunners, wandering women, sea legends, and so forth. My favorite sections were the first, about forerunners omens and doppelgangers and the final section about haunted houses and poltergeists.
As a child, I loved find Having lived almost my whole life right across from Canada, Canadian subjects interest me and so a friend gave me this book which is all about spooky lore from the province of Nova Scotia in the Canadian Maritimes.
As a child, I loved finding old paperbacks like "Strange But True! I'd curl up and read the whole thing, fascinated. In some ways, this book reminded me of those old childhood favorites, both in the subject matter and because this book came out way back in , similar to those others. But unlike those books, which dealt with a each particular account for a page or three, in this book there were three problems in my view: the accounts often take up no more than a paragraph before moving on to the next one, the stories that say "twenty years ago" actually translates to ninety because of the age of the book and includes far too much horse-and-buggy split tail-coat stuff for my taste, and the attributions go on forEVER.
I was much more interested and entertained when she stuck with a particular account long enough to go into some depth. This is why I enjoyed the final chapter so much, because it was light on the attributions and long on stories and details. In addition, that final chapter is genuinely chilling.
In summary, reading this book was like spending a long afternoon listening to two older folks talk about stories that are sometimes fascinating, but which often concern people and settings known only to them and which are long passed away.
The best stories had to be paid for by sitting through the rest. Recommended for those with an interest in Nova Scotia or old tales of the supernatural, but not for those who like a snappy read. I have recently moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario, and when I saw this book I thought there was no better way to learn a little bit more about the province. Not to mention it is kind of fun knowing where these places are, and being able to visit them.
I already love folklores, myths and a good ghost story, so this book was a lot of fun to read. I love the way this book is written, a combination of the author's experiences and research efforts along with actual accounts from people.
She takes grea I have recently moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario, and when I saw this book I thought there was no better way to learn a little bit more about the province. She takes great care to just take the words spoken and write them down, opposed to changing peoples words - it gives certain stories a nice authenticy to them.
I will say that some of the chapters didn't hold my interest much - like devils and angels. But the chapters of buried treasure, ghost ships etc kept me up reading most of the nights.
I didn't know there were so many rules for digging for buried treasure. Its also one of those books that are great when you only have a couple of minutes to read while waiting. Because each story is short it is easy to finish one quick then put the book down at a seconds notice, which makes it a great travelling book.
This was an interesting account of ghost stories from Nova Scotia. Creighton was a folklorist and collected the stories at the same time as she collected folk songs from the province. This book tied the stories together in an interesting fashion, although it was a bit of a dense read.
However, it was interesting to have the tales written as first-hand accounts from those who told them to Creighton. Aug 21, C. Helen Creighton is an important figure who must have been formidable to meet. She was intelligent and down-to-Earth; our foremost folklorist who visited remote regions to preserve stories and songs.
The outcomes were valuable. Over twenty-eight years of research, her interviewees, put at ease, began unloading paranormal experiences onto her. Her two out-of-ordinary books became bestsellers and garnered my attentio Dr.
This latter was in an advantageous position to catch tiny and major stories, in the most accurate form possible. When these phenomenon were told to Dr. Creighton ; the speaker was the very witness, or a close relative or neighbour. Hear why school children have been visiting the cemetery for decades; discover the location of the legendary Spook Hill; and meet a Queensland Governor who still hosts the occasional gathering.
They are waiting for you, and they are so pleased you are coming It was the strictest, hardest prison in Australia and a hell of a place to die. A Warder that still walks the halls on duty, ghostly wails tormenting a murderer as he waits for his death on the Gallows, a Hangman who was haunted by the men he executed and other true spine-chilling stories.
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