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  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall. Second Series

    Tales of Giants, Witches and Fairies

    by William Bottrell ...
    The second series of west Cornwall tales - the giants of the Land's End, the mermaid, the Lord of Pengersick, the drolls told by the fire in mining cottages. Bottrell had them from people born in the eighteenth century and wrote them in the speech he heard. This edition binds fifty plates of Cornish painting with the tales, among them works by Benjamin Haughton, Charles Napier Hemy and Harold ... Read more

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  • Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall

    Droll Tales of the Land's End

    by William Bottrell ...
    A third gathering of West Cornwall tales - the piskies, the wreckers, the giants of the moors and the small farms that told these stories over the fire. Bottrell took them down in the dialect from people born in the eighteenth century. This edition is bound with 59 plates of paintings by Daniel Gardner, Thomas Stringer, John Hoppner and Thomas Robinson, and includes a preface and a glossary of ... Read more

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  • Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall

    by William Bottrell ...
    In Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall. Third Series, William Bottrell gathers the oral traditions of Cornwall into a rich antiquarian tapestry of ghost stories, fairy lore, local legends, and accounts of village life. The volume stands at the meeting point of folklore collection and literary preservation, recording dialect speech, regional custom, and supernatural belief with unusual fidelity. ... Read more

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  • Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall (Third Series)

    by William Bottrell ...
    A valuable folklore collection preserving legends, superstitions, and oral traditions of Cornwall. ... Read more

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  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series

    by William Bottrell ...
    "Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series" by William Bottrell is a captivating collection that delves into the rich folklore and cultural heritage of Cornwall. Bottrell, a local historian and storyteller, presents a tapestry of tales that reflect the lives, beliefs, and customs of the Cornish people. The stories are steeped in the region's history, featuring mythical ... Read more

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  • Stories And Folk-Lore Of West Cornwall. Third Series

    by William Bottrell ...
    Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall, Third Series by William Bottrell invites listeners into the enchanting world of Cornish myths, legends, and oral traditions. This audiobook brings to life the rich cultural heritage of West Cornwall, weaving tales of magic, heroism, and the mystical forces that shaped local folklore.Bottrell’s collection captures the spirit and imagination of Cornwall, ... Read more

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  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Vol. 1

    by William Bottrell ...
    In the 19th century William Bottrell compiled three volumes of Cornish folklore, legends and historical tales. This is the first book in that series. Bottrell tells stories of giants, mermaids, and a gallery of Cornish fairies including the spriggan, bucca, and the knackers, the earth elementals who live in the tin-mines. He also describes Cornish folk magic, and folklore about witches. The style ... Read more

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  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall Vol. 2

    by William Bottrell ...
    This is the second of three volumes of William Bottrells' collection of Cornish folklore, legend and local tales. This volume includes several episodic stories, particularly the generational saga of the I'ans. While many of the folk-tales have thematic correlations in other story-telling traditions, all of these stories are localized by Bottrell in the Cornish landscape, including tales of giants, ... Read more

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  • Fairy tales of Cornwall

    by William Bottrell ...
    This primitive race of the hills knew next to nothing of any occurrences beyond their immediate neighbourhood, and being, like all the Celtic race, of a loquacious turn and sociable disposition, their chief resource for passing the eventide, and other times of rest, was the relation of traditional stories or, as they say "drolling away the time" in public-house or chimney-corner; many old legends ... Read more

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  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Mystical Lore of West Cornwall

    by William Bottrell, Marcus Hudson ...
    "Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series" continues William Bottrell's exploration of the rich folklore and oral traditions of Cornwall, England. Through a collection of captivating stories, Bottrell employs a narrative style steeped in authenticity, reflecting the vernacular speech and local dialects of the region. This work not only serves as a repository of tales that ... Read more

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  • Stories and Folk-lore of West Cornwall

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by William Bottrell ...
    This richly varied collection gathers West Cornish tales, legends, ghost stories, customs, and local lore into a vivid portrait of a region where superstition, humor, and communal memory shape everyday life. Reverent in tone, it treats folklore not as idle entertainment but as a serious record of ordinary people's beliefs, speech, and habits. Across haunted places, village feasts, old games, ... Read more

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  • Traditions And Hearthside Stories Of West Cornwall Vol. 1

    by William Bottrell ...
    Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, (Volume 1)by William BottrellTales of Cornish Giants, Mermaids, Witches and Fairies; an essential source for the folklore of Cornwall.In the 19th century William Bottrell compiled three volumes of Cornish folklore, legends and historical tales. This is the first book in that series. Bottrell tells stories of giants, mermaids, and a gallery of ... Read more

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