Stories of the Land of Evangeline

Grace Dean Rogers (1863-1958) was a Canadian author and historian. Born in Nova Scotia, her literary talents were inspired by her parents. Her mother was an amateur historian and her father wrote a historical romance, "The Notary of Grand Pre". She and her four sisters all received university educations. After she received her BA from Dalhousie University, she began to collect local folktales. Her first book "Stories of the Land of Evangeline" was published in 1891. 

Contents: The Hunchback of Port Royal; The Kaduskak Giant; The Fugitives of the French Cross;The Story of Bloody Creek; Petit Pere Felix; The Privateer of Hall's Harbo ur; The Messenger Maiden of Minas; The Light on Black Ledge; The Cow Bells of Grand Pré; The Scarlet Spectre of Sandy Ridge; Leon of Louisbourg; "Boy Blue" of Grand Pré; John Gyles--Captive; Brook Watson. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, inner hinges tender, else good. Writing inside cover.