Peter D. Clark (writer)
Encyclopedia
Peter D. Clark, sometimes dubbed as The Apostle of New Brunswick, is a Canadian bestseller, storyteller
, folklorist, and literacy ambassador. Clark has spent several decades collecting stories and folklore
particullarly from the province of New Brunswick
. His first book Woods, Streams, Ghosts and Hangin's was a Canadian bestseller and brought him to national attention.
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
, folklorist, and literacy ambassador. Clark has spent several decades collecting stories and folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
particullarly from the province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. His first book Woods, Streams, Ghosts and Hangin's was a Canadian bestseller and brought him to national attention.