Legends of the City of Mexico

by Thomas A. Janvier

Legends and traditions have always been a part of Mexico's history and culture. Legends of the City of Mexico offers a collection of colonial era folktales that blend fantasy and reality. These grim tales of wronged lovers, murderers, and infidels are sure to entertain readers. Six gruesome panels by Walter Appleton Clark accompany the stories. At the end of the book is a section that provides some insight into the truth and history behind these legends.

Paperback

First published November 26, 2013

About the author

Thomas Allibone Janvier was an American story-writer and historian

Reviews

[David Nadolny]

Wow, um, that was horrible. Do I really have to give it any stars to enter a review?

I guess from a purely academic standpoint, you could argue that it is faithful to the storytelling genre from the region, but it makes for an awful book to read for pleasure. I had such high hopes for it, but they were sundered upon the rocks of Mexican folklore in this poorly written collection of haunted folklore stories.