Elsie Spicer Eells (September 21, 1880 – May 24, 1963) was an American researcher of folklore with Iberian roots and a writer who traveled in the early years of the twentieth century across the Atlantic basin. She is noted for the publication of several collections of short stories and legends based on the oral tradition of various regions she visited, including Brazil and the Azores. (From Wikipedia) More about Elsie Spicer Eells:
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| | Books by Elsie Spicer Eells: Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: The Brazilian Fairy Book (New York: F. A. Stokes Co., 1926), illust. by George Hood (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: Fairy Tales From Brazil: How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore (Chicago: E. M. Hale and Co., c1917), illust. by Helen M. Barton (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: Tales of Giants From Brazil (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1918), illust. by Helen M. Barton (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images)
Additional books by Elsie Spicer Eells in the extended shelves: Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: Fairy tales from Brazil; how and why tales from Brazilian folk-lore (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1917) (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: The islands of magic; legends, folk and fairy tales from the Azores (Harcourt, Brace and company, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores, illust. by Emma L. Brock (Gutenberg ebook) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: South America's story (Dodd, Mead, 1935) (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: South America's story (R. M. McBride & company, 1931) (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: Tales from the Amazon (Dodd, Mead, 1943) (page images at HathiTrust) Eells, Elsie Spicer, 1880-1963: Tales of giants from Brazil (Dodd, Mead and company, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
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