A review by thepoisonrain
Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson

4.0

Really beautiful nature writing and captivating stories which I'm particularly biased toward since I call the Vancouver area my home. Really interesting writing choices from Pauline as she constantly reminds the reader (in literally every introduction) that these stories are being reported exactly as they were told to her. Plus she constantly hypes up the knowledge and character that Joe Capilano brings to the legends (which in turn, I think she hopes, adds authenticity to what she retells). I didn't feel that all the introductory work that Johnson did was particularly necessary to justify the legends' significance, but perhaps that's because I'm reading in 2019, and not 1911.