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Description:The Cornish landscape has changed little in hundreds of years. It has the same jagged cliffs and pounding seas, the same windswept moors and headland; small granite cottages huddle beneath outcrops of lichened rocks and the brown exteriors of abandoned mineshafts rise above the clumps of gorse and heather. It does not require much imagination to relate the lives of the people who inhabited such a wild setting to the folk-tales of this part of the country, and here is a rich collection of stories about giants and mermaids, piskies and witches, spriggans and buccaboos. There is the story of Ann Jeffries who saw fairies rather as Shakespeare describes them in A Midsummer Night's Dream. But a lawyer from Bodmin accuses her of witchcraft and has her tried and thrown into prison.When Polly and her brothers and sisters find an abandoned giant baby, caring for it becomes a great challenge, but eventually they decide they must find the right family to adopt it.Typical of Cornish folk-lore is the story of The Knockers - or mine fairies - of St. Agnes who help a father and son to make a living from mining tin, until the young lad becomes too inquisitive and greedy. No collection of Cornish stories would be complete without some reference to the lost land of Lyonesse, the magical country which linked the Scilly Isles to Land's End and a tale of magic and wonder is in store for those who read of Jacky Tressider's journey in 'A Night Ride to Scilly'. These tales were first recorded by the Victorian collectors Robert Hunt, William Bottrell and Mrs Henry Pennell Whitcombe. Here they are retold in a curious and spellbinding collection from a talented storyteller who was born and bred in Cornwall.Contents:1. The Mermaid of Zennor2. The Giant of St. Michael's Mount3. The Story of Bobby Griglans4. The Pesky Threshers5. The Fairy Widower6. The Knockers7. The Copper Mermaid8. The Spriggan of St. Ives9. The Lead Shot Tower10. Tregeagle11. The Sprites of Buryan12. The Witch and the Pig13. Peeping Penelope14. Duffy and Buccaboo15. The Mare's EggOriginally published as: Folk Tales from the WestWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Folk Tales from the West. To get started finding Folk Tales from the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Cornish landscape has changed little in hundreds of years. It has the same jagged cliffs and pounding seas, the same windswept moors and headland; small granite cottages huddle beneath outcrops of lichened rocks and the brown exteriors of abandoned mineshafts rise above the clumps of gorse and heather. It does not require much imagination to relate the lives of the people who inhabited such a wild setting to the folk-tales of this part of the country, and here is a rich collection of stories about giants and mermaids, piskies and witches, spriggans and buccaboos. There is the story of Ann Jeffries who saw fairies rather as Shakespeare describes them in A Midsummer Night's Dream. But a lawyer from Bodmin accuses her of witchcraft and has her tried and thrown into prison.When Polly and her brothers and sisters find an abandoned giant baby, caring for it becomes a great challenge, but eventually they decide they must find the right family to adopt it.Typical of Cornish folk-lore is the story of The Knockers - or mine fairies - of St. Agnes who help a father and son to make a living from mining tin, until the young lad becomes too inquisitive and greedy. No collection of Cornish stories would be complete without some reference to the lost land of Lyonesse, the magical country which linked the Scilly Isles to Land's End and a tale of magic and wonder is in store for those who read of Jacky Tressider's journey in 'A Night Ride to Scilly'. These tales were first recorded by the Victorian collectors Robert Hunt, William Bottrell and Mrs Henry Pennell Whitcombe. Here they are retold in a curious and spellbinding collection from a talented storyteller who was born and bred in Cornwall.Contents:1. The Mermaid of Zennor2. The Giant of St. Michael's Mount3. The Story of Bobby Griglans4. The Pesky Threshers5. The Fairy Widower6. The Knockers7. The Copper Mermaid8. The Spriggan of St. Ives9. The Lead Shot Tower10. Tregeagle11. The Sprites of Buryan12. The Witch and the Pig13. Peeping Penelope14. Duffy and Buccaboo15. The Mare's EggOriginally published as: Folk Tales from the WestWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Folk Tales from the West. To get started finding Folk Tales from the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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