A Book Of Cornwall Classic Reprint

Excerpt from A Book of Cornwall A Book of Cornwall was written by S. Baring-Gould. This is a 451 page book, containing 118509 words and 29 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Days in Cornwall Impressions Of Past Wanderings - The Old Road - Underground Men and Overground Men - A Day Scene - A Sunset Scene - A Night Scene Contrasts - two Shelves Of Cornish Books - The Cornish Language - Brittany and Cornwall - Time to be Afoot - Medieval Saltash, the Old Gateway Of Cornwall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Compendium of the History of Cornwall Rev. W. S. Lach-szyrma, Messrs. T. Q. Couch, N. Hare, jun., J. D. Tyerman, and many other gentlemen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Cornwall To the mind of the ordinary Briton there is a curious attraction in getting as far as you can a streak in mentality Which has accounted in no small degree for the world-wide Empire. In England you cannot in one direction get any farther than the extreme point of Cornwall. Owing to the geographical configuration of Cornwall, the idea is magnified very vigorously into a really gallant effort to get there, such as might be made by an individual stretching out not only to his full stride, but indulging in a good kick! We feel in very truth we have got there, on to the edge of something or somewhere. As Wilkie Collins expresses it, the Land's End is the sort of place where the last man in England would be most likely to be found waiting for death at the end of the world! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from King Arthur in Cornwall Putting aside obvious and inevitable exaggerations, the general outlines of Arthur's story are consistent with historic probability and with his great fame, which cannot be otherwise explained; while, as will presently be seen, many details are strikingly confirmed by the correspondence of the topography with the traditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Phases of the History of Cornwall Edward C. Starr. I have also made some use of documents in the Hartford State Library and the mass of unexplored materials stored in the Cornwall Library. On recent history, I am greatly indebted to the personal recollections of many of my friends in the town whose assistance is now gratefully acknowledged. As I have said in the text, much material on Cornwall history must exist in the archives of our families and will disappear if not deposited for future use in some perma nent repository like the library of the town. It is to be hoped that the representatives of these families will take such action and that furthermore those who can recall events and cus toms will write them down and deposit the statement in the library; as a result our successors will be able to reconstruct the life of the present when it too will have pas_s_e'd away. I make particular acknowledgement to my wife who was always a keen and kindly critic and to Miss Emily Marsh, the skilled librarian of the town whose wide knowledge of the contents of the library was always at my command and who was unwearied in her assistance during and after hours. Preparation of this inadequate record of the history of our town has been a great privilege and pleasure; it revealed for the first time to the writer the extent to which the secrets of American life lie almost untouched by historians in the archives of local history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Fabulous History of the Ancient Kingdom of Cornwall History informs us, that the same person is described, by one writer, with all good qualities; and, by another, as a terrible giant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall Duffy and the Devil (an old Christmas Play); Celtic Monuments of Boleigh and Rosemodrass; The last Cardews of Boskenna and the story of Nelly Wearne; The Witch of Buryan Church-town; Madam Noy and the Witch; A Queen's visit to Baranhuel; The Small People's Cow (a fairy tale); Tom of Chyannor, the tin-streamer (a West Country droll); The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor; The I'an's House of Treen; Castle Treen and its Legends; Traditions of Parcunow; Legends of St. Levan; A Legend of Pargwarra; An' Pee Tregeer's trip to market on Hallan Eve (a fairy tale); An Overseer and a Parish Clerk of St. Just, sixty years ago; The Fairy Master, or Bob o' the Carn; A Tinner's fireside stories. - The Knockers of Ballowal; Old Songs and Nicknames; The Changeling of Brea-Vean (fairy tale); Betty Stoggs' Baby (fairy tale); How a Morvah man bought clothes for his wife; How a Zennor man choked himself, but had his will in his pocket; The Smugglers of Penrose; Tregagle at Gwenvor Cove; West Country Superstitions. - Devil's Money; The Slighted Damsel of Gwinear; The Wreck of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel; A Night's Ride to Scilly; Ancient Bridal Customs; Ancient Rites at Madron Well; The Crick-stone, or Men-an-tol; Charms; The Fairy Tribes; The Pirate Wrecker and the Death-Ship; The sun never shines on those who have sworn away a life; A Legend of Pengersec About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.