Charles Leland was an American humorist and folklorist. Leland worked in journalism, and traveled extensively. He studied folklore and folk linguistics, publishing books and articles on American and European languages and folk traditions. In 1869 he traveled to Europe where he began studying the gypsies. The English Gipsies and Their Language was published in 1873. Leland spent many hours with the gypsies and has only praise for them and their kindness. This book covers, "The Rommany of the Roads.--The Secret of Vagabond Life in England.-Its peculiar and thoroughly hidden Nature.--Gipsy...

THIS IS A GYPSY LORE COOL COLLECTOR'S EDITION - PRINTED IN REALLY COOL MODERN GOTHIC FONTS THROUGHOUT. CHECK IT OUT WITH THE AMAZON SEARCH INSIDE FEATURE. Charles Leland's legendary account of Gypsy Lore, History, and Spellcasting.

Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, was thought to a genuine religious text used by a group of pagan witches in Tuscany, a claim that has subsequently been disputed by other folklorists and historians.

This text contains a detailed guide to manual wood carving, including information on tools, materials, and technique. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations and diagrams, this text is ideal for those with little or no experience and makes for an invaluable addition to collections of woodworking literature. The chapters of this book include: Woods, Tools, and Sharpening; Indenting and Stamping; Cutting Grooves with a Gouge; Flat Patterns made with Cuts and Lines; Cutting out a Flat Panel with a Ground; Cutting Simple Leaves Carving with the Left Hand...

A collection of folk tales from the Algonquin people, gathered by Charles Leland and Reverend Silas T. Rand, among others, and relating episodic tales of Glooskap, Lox the Trickster, Rabbit, and other stories of myth and magic. The book includes a number of woodcuts to illustrate the stories.