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The Folklore of Cornwall

Author : Ronald M. James
Publisher : University of Exeter Press
ISBN 13 : 0859895343
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The Folklore of Cornwall written by Ronald M. James and published by University of Exeter Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By considering the folklore of Cornwall in a Northern European context, this book casts light on a treasury of often-ignored traditions. Folklore studies internationally have long considered Celtic material, but scholars have tended to overlook Cornwall’s collections. The Folklore of Cornwall fills this gap, placing neglected stories on a par with those from other regions where Celtic languages have deep roots. The Folklore of Cornwall demonstrates that Cornwall has a distinct body of oral tradition, even when examining legends and folktales that also appear elsewhere. The way in which Cornish droll tellers achieved this unique pattern is remarkable; with the publication of this book, it becomes possible for folklorists to look to the peninsula beyond the River Tamar for insight. A very readable text with popular appeal, this book serves as an introduction to folklore studies for the novice while also offering an alternative means to consider Cornish studies for advanced scholars. The comparative analysis combined with an innovative method of The Folklore of Cornwall is not to be found in other treatments of the subject.

From Granite to Sea

Author : Alex Langstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738765785
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book From Granite to Sea written by Alex Langstone and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first ever comprehensive focus on the folklore of eastern Cornwall, an ancient land steeped in legend and myth. It is populated by piskies, giants, and conjurors as well as the Devil's Dandy Dogs and the demonic specter of Tregeagle. Alex Langstone's ground-breaking study shares old tales of witches, charmers, supernatural encounters, and curious customs.

Between the Realms

Author : Cheryl Straffon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738765761
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Between the Realms written by Cheryl Straffon and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fabulous exploration of the Cornish Celtic Otherworld, Cheryl Straffon shares stories, myths, and legends of supernatural beings such as fairies, piskies, mermaids, witches, giants, and other strange and wonderful creatures. These expertly told stories will help you transform your perspective on the traditional integration of spiritual energies so that even the mundane world will become more magical.

Cornish Folk Tales of Place

Author : Anna Chorlton
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750991836
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Cornish Folk Tales of Place written by Anna Chorlton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornwall's rugged coast is etched with stories. Here you'll find tales of powerful mermaids, spiteful witches, crafty smugglers and woeful ghosts. Up on the moors are mischievous creatures, huge giants and elusive beasts. Let the piskeys lead you astray across the windy tors and sandy shorelines to experience wonder, miracles, secrets and magic. Bodmin Moor folklore writer Anna Chorlton retells tales of North and East Cornwall, illustrated by local artists and members of the community.

Cornish Legend and Folklore

Author : Michael Everson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781904808732
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Cornish Legend and Folklore written by Michael Everson and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornish folktales about giants, mermaids, and so on are retold in this colourful graphic novel format.

Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated)

Author : Joseph Jacobs
Publisher : The Planet
ISBN 13 : 1909115487
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated) written by Joseph Jacobs and published by The Planet. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack the Giant Killer is the famous English fairy tale about a brave lad slaying hideous giants. Color illustrations by Hugh Thomson.

Cornish Folk Tales

Author : Mike O'Connor
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752470299
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Cornish Folk Tales written by Mike O'Connor and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering ‘droll tellers’ used to spread Cornish insight and humour to all parts of the Duchy – exchanging their tales for food and shelter. Anthony James was one such droll teller, and this collection follows him as he makes his way around Cornwall one glorious summer. Richly illustrated with hand-drawn images and woodcuts, Cornish Folk Tales will appeal to anyone captivated by this beautiful land and its resident kindly giants, mischievous piskeys, seductive mermaids, bold knights and barnacle-encrusted sea captains.

Folklore of Cornwall

Author : Tony Deane
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752429298
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Folklore of Cornwall written by Tony Deane and published by History Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standing alone at the bottom tip of England and despite the enormous influx of tourists it receives each year, Cornwall boasts many unique traditions. This volume touches on the wide variety of legends, songs and stories and their relationship with the rugged landscape: from standing stones and tales of sea-monsters and mermaids to ghosts, fairies and giants. The book looks at pagan ceremonies and old traditions, and the very Cornish love of singing. It further discusses the Cornish tongue, and the old language of Cornwall. And, of course, no study of Cornwall would be complete without some consideration of King Arthur and his legacy upon the folklore of the county.

Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall

Author : William Bottrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall written by William Bottrell and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

North Cornwall Fairies and Legends

Author : Enys Tregarthen
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465540059
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book North Cornwall Fairies and Legends written by Enys Tregarthen and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Folklore of Cornwall

Author : Ronald M. James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781804130735
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Folklore of Cornwall written by Ronald M. James and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piskies, mermaids, giants, and a revenant bridegroom: the stuff of legend. In the hands of skilled storytellers - the famed droll tellers of Cornwall - the result was magical. Considered in the context of narratives throughout Northern Europe, enchantment can be understood as well as enjoyed in this new way to look at Cornwall. 10b&w illus.

The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall

Author : Enys Tregarthen
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall written by Enys Tregarthen and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall" by Enys Tregarthen. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Popular Romances of the West of England, Or, The Drolls, Traditions and Superstitions of Old Cornwall

Author : Robert Hunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Popular Romances of the West of England, Or, The Drolls, Traditions and Superstitions of Old Cornwall written by Robert Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Saints of Cornwall

Author : Nicholas Orme
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019154289X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Saints of Cornwall written by Nicholas Orme and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-01-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornwall is unique among English counties, though similar to other Celtic lands, in its religious history. Its churches, chapels, and place-names commemorated not only the major saints of Christendom, but also many minor 'Celtic' ones, unique to single churches. This book breaks new ground by considering them all, comprehensively and in detail. The introduction explains how the cults came into existence, and how they shed light on early Christianity in the county. It follows their history up to the Reformation, and shows how popular devotion to the saints lingered even in the eighteenth century. The main part of the book provides a history of every known religious cult in Cornwall from the sixth century AD to the Reformation, with relevant information about its later history down to the present day. Every known site is identified (church, chapel, altar, image, holy well, or other outdoor feature), and every written source is discussed (saint's Life, liturgical commemoration, and calendar festival). This is the first time that a complete inventory of cults has been produced for an area as large as an English county. The work also includes many saints venerated in Brittany, Wales and England, and makes copious references to all three countries. It provides a major resource in the fields of medieval Church history, Reformation studies, folklore, and Celtic studies, as well as the history of Cornwall.

The Feast

Author : Margaret Kennedy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1946022519
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Feast written by Margaret Kennedy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kennedy is not only a romantic but an anarchist." —Anita Brookner Summer, 1947. A bizarre catastrophe rocks a seaside village in Cornwall when a cliff tumbles down on the Pendizack Manor Hotel. The hotel is obliterated, and seven guests are killed in the disaster. Everyone else makes a narrow escape. As the survivors tell their stories, the events of the previous week are revealed, and a parade of sins exposed. Gluttony, Lecherousness, Sloth, Pride, Covetousness, Envy and Wrath: all are in residence at Pendizack Manor, and as the day of the disaster creeps closer, it becomes clear that who’s spared and who’s lost might not be as arbitrary as first assumed. A modern upstairs-downstairs comedy with an old-fashioned morality play tucked away inside, The Feast is sly, kaleidoscopic, and utterly ingenious, a novel that only Margaret Kennedy could have written.

Traditional Witchcraft

Author : Gemma Gary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738765716
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Witchcraft written by Gemma Gary and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gemma Gary explores modern approaches to ancient practices of witches, charmers, and conjurers of the 18th and 19th centuries. The practices described within this book are rooted in the traditional witchcraft of multiple British streams, making its charms and spells adaptable for practitioners in any land. Topics include fairy faith, the underworld, the Bucca, places of power, magical tools, and more.

Vanishing Cornwall

Author : Daphne Du Maurier
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 074811467X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Cornwall written by Daphne Du Maurier and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA 'An eloquent elegy on the past of a county she loved so much' THE TIMES 'This classic evocation of du Maurier's beloved home ranks as a work of art ... ' INDEPENDENT 'Du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain, a smell of tidal water. Down harbour, around the point, was the open sea. Here was the freedom I desired, long sought-for, not yet known. Freedom to write, to walk, to wander, freedom to climb hills, to pull a boat, to be alone ... I for this, and this for me.' Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall for most of her life. Its rugged coastline, wild terrain and tumultuous weather inspired her imagination and many of her works are set there, including Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and Frenchman's Creek. In Vanishing Cornwall she celebrates the land she loved, exploring its legends, its history and its people, eloquently making a powerful plea for Cornwall's preservation.