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    Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives
    Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives
    Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives
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    Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives

    By Magnus Einarsson

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    This selection of 175 Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives contains folktales, legends, humorous anecdotes, tall tales, and simple accounts of daily events. The first 51 narratives are grounded in old-country experiences and the remainder reflect immigrant life in Canada.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press
    Release dateJan 1, 1991
    ISBN9781772823592
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