Batch of texts under cover sheet titled: ‘Free Translations. Legends and Myths from Texts.’

Archive Collections / Ursula Hope McConnel / Series AA 191/14 / Batch of texts under cover sheet titled: ‘Free Translations. Legends and Myths from Texts.’
Original disorder kept here.

AA191/14/1/1 through 9
Digital copies of item 1-8 are available upon request.

The texts are however of mixed types, as follows Sutton has numbered them, not McConnel:

1. Myth of Mai Arika, the Swamp Water-lily Stalk.
McConnel text #54, free translation (4 copies).

2. Myth of Oiyango.pan, the Carpet Snake Husband and Wife.
Original language and literal translation. McConnel text #62.

3. Apledya Myth of the Moon and the Morning Star.
Free translation. McConnel text #2.


4. Myth of Mai Umpiya, the Big Lagoon Water-lily.
Free translation. McConnel text #12.


5. Myth of Mai Arika, the Swamp Water-lily Stalk.
McConnel text #54, free translation.

6. Myth of Mai Ka’.era the Hard Yam and Mai Wi.ingka the Arrowroot.
Free translation. McConnel text #15.


7. Myth of Min A.ngka the Sardine-fish and his Wife Min Umpara the Stingaray who ran away with Ngo.rka the Mopoke.
Free translation. McConnel text #16.


8. Myth of Min Wara the Oyster and Min Tei’aledyan the Shark.
Free translation (2 copies). McConnel text #4.


9. Writing pad cover (The 'National') with blotter.
On verso of cover are notes beginning ‘Antony = Lord Lytton’.

CreatorUrsula Hope McConnel
ControlAA 191/14/1
Quantity 2cm,   32   32 pages, typed originals & carbons with emendations in ink & pencil, some handwritten pages
FormatsLoose Notes
Series AA 191/14