Author

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Charles Godfrey Leland
American folklorist
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1824
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1903

country of citizenship: United States of America
language of expression: English
educated at: Princeton University
occupation: journalist, editor, writer, translator, folkloristics
Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe.
Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics. He published books and articles on American and European languages and folk traditions. He worked in a wide variety of trades, achieved recognition as the author of the comic Hans Breitmann’s Ballads, and fought in two conflicts. He wrote Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, which became a primary source text for Neopaganism half a century later.
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1Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches
book by Charles Godfrey Leland
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author: Charles Godfrey Leland
1899