Books like Urban myths and legends by Rachel Piercey

An epic poem about the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians, following the fictional heroine Evangeline as she searches for her lost love, Gabriel.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic epic, The Song of Hiawatha, adapts the legends of North American Indian tribes—particularly the Ojibway—using the collected material of historian Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.

Urban Legends compiles a wide array of modern myths and folklore – from sewer alligators to roadside babies – offering a quirky, chilling, and memorable collection of contemporary urban tales.

Virgil's classic poem extols the virtues of work, describes the care of crops, trees, animals, and bees, and stresses the importance of moral values.

A concise, engaging retelling of Norse myths for young readers, preceded by a detailed introduction.

The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends is the definitive work from the world's foremost authority on the study of urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand. This encyclopedia offers descriptions of hundreds of individual legends. The thorough coverage of urban legends includes all countries in which published urban legend collections are presently available. Urban legends are a specimen of modern folk narrative, and this encyclopedia contains entries on how to collect, classify, and analyze texts and performances.Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. Coverage includes academic legends, earthquake stories, Internet resources, tabloids in urban legends, and more. All entries are cross referenced and feature brief bibliographies. A general bibliography suggests further readings on the subject. The volume is richly illustrated and is based on the latest scholarship, including materials available on the Internet.