Elphinstone Dayrell
, 1869 - 1917
Elphinstone Dayrell, a District Commissioner in the former Southern Nigeria, was a well-known writer who published in the domain of mythology and children’s stories. He was a writer, folklorist and a politician. He is the author of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa (1910), a collection with several children’s folktales and myths; The Ikon Stories From Southern Nigeria (1913).
Source:
Meneghelli Cassilhas, Fabrício Henrique and N'gana Yéo, "Dayrell, Elphinstone. Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions; The Woman with Two Skins; The King's Magic Drum. Tradução, prefácio e notas," Acácia – revista de tradução, Florianópolis, 1, 2 (2018): 161-208 (accessed: April 9, 2020);
fairytalez.com (accessed: August 4, 2021).
Bio prepared by Chester Mbangchia, University of Yaoundé 1, mbangchia25@gmail.com
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