New England Legends & Folklore

In this remarkable compilation of legends and folk tales, you will travel back to the days of early New England, the times of witches and seafarers, mysterious village greens and strange nighttime happenings.

Herein, you'll discover the legend of the Last Highwayman, the story of the Witchcraft Tragedy, the tale of the Double-Headed Snake and the history of the Charter Oak, along with dozens of other classics of New England lore.

From Boston to Nahant, Boon Island to Norwich, the tales are related by locality, from big cities to the smallest hamlets of the Green Mountains and fishermen's settlements of the outlying islands of the Maine coast. Illustrated with over one hundred evocative engravings, New England Legends & Folklore is a treasury of historical fact and literary flights of fancy.