Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Drawing on his legendarily vast repertoire, Lorne Brown sings and tells us old ballads, family stories, ancient legends and well-loved folktales. In both English and French, he makes us laugh and cry, challenges us to think, surprises us with little known facts — did you know that “When You and I Were Young, Maggie?” is a Canadian song from Hami …

An esteemed Canadian folklorist, Father Anselme Chiasson's award-winning books include songs, tales and history of the Acadians of Cape Breton and the Magdalen Islands.

The three stories in this colume are well known across the Inuit world. The longest story here is the Legend of Kiviuq who is a figure of almost epic proportions. Kiviuq is spared because he is kind.

The story of Kaujjarjuq is about a man who has been taught to "be patient in suffering." His brother trains him to overcome his physical weakness and p …

Forget fairies and forget vampires! Let yourself be drawn into the dark world of the shape-shifters, ogresses, trolls, and demons of the Canadian Arctic. This collection of field notes meticulously documents the dark side of Inuit legend, complete with hideous monsters and unspeakable deeds. Each creature is brought to life by the stunning illustra …

The wit and good humour-ghost tales-comebacks and outrageous happenings-over 200 Cape Breton stories by 34 storytellers, collected by Archie Neil Chilsholm.

Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay was born in the Haida village of Qquuna about 1827. Crippled by an injury in middle age, he devoted himself to the art of telling stories. He could neither read nor write, and it is purely a matter of luck that his work survives. But so great were his talents that he remains the most important figure in all of Haida l …

Ghosts guarding buried treasure, phantom ships, haunted houses and supernatural warnings of death--these are just some of the strange and mysterious phenomena that you will encounter in Bluenose Ghosts. These unexplained mysteries become all the more chilling knowing that they are based on personal experiences of ordinary people, told to Helen Crei …