Dittmer. Legends and Traditions of the Maoris

Today's free book is Te tohunga: the ancient legends and traditions of the Maoris by W. Dittmer (1907) with illustrations by the author. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

1. Tiki—the Ancestor of Mankind
2. The Creation of Hawaiki
3. The Poi-dance
4. The Creation of the Stars
5. The Chant of Rangi-nui
6. Tane—the Creation of Nature
7. The Fight of Night and Day
8. Maui—the Creation of New Zealand
9. Mahuika
10. Maui and Mahuika; Maui's Fight With the Sun
11. The Death of Maui
12. Te Aroha O Hinemoa: a Legend
13. Maui and Irawaru: a Tradition
14. Nga Patu-paiarehe, the Children of the Mist
15. Tihi-o-te-rangi
16. The Battle of the Giants
17. The Coming of the Maori
18. Tradition—tama-te-kapua
19. A Tangi. Te Reinga
20. Ngawai. The Burial of Te Heu-heu on Tongariro