Cornish Customs and Traditions

ISBN: 9780752420783

Thomas Taylor's book includes chapters on the Celts, Cornwall and Brittany, the Celtic community of Cornwall, the monastery-bishoprics of Cornwall, the evolution of the diocesan bishopric, Cornish saints, ancient religious houses, Cornish hermits, and St. Michael's Mount. The Author was vicar of St. Just-in-Penwith from 1900. He died in 1938 at the age of eighty. The present paperback is a facsimile reprint of the edition of 1916.

ISBN: 9781897853979


ISBN: 9781897853979

These fascinating tales were collected in Armorican Brittany during the second half of the nineteenth century, at a time when the art of storytelling was still alive. They include tales of heroes who 'shone like the sun'; of an old hag and her powerful children. These characters are dearly the gods of old, the sun god, the mother goddess, etc., who have survived the Christian epoch simply by losing their original titles. The tales were meticulously collected by F. M. Luzel, who set them down in the literary French of his day without even correcting some of his storyteller's obvious mistakes, to avoid any criticism for having modified any of them. The stories are illustrated with attractive Celtic-style drawings by Anthony Rhys, and Derek Bryce has added an introduction and commentaries pointing out their esoteric or hidden meanings. The tales can, of course be read apart from the commentaries for young and old who simply want to enjoy them as they find them.

ISBN: 9781861430373

Fifty traditional and delicious recipes from the kitchens of Cornwall Illustrated in full-colour

ISBN: 9781903035221

Cornish Drolls by Joseph Henry Pearce is edited with reset type by C. D. Pollard, from two collections of imaginative stories and fantasies, entitled Drolls from Shadowland and Tales of the Masque, which were first published in 1893 and 1894 respectively. They have long been out of print and difficult to obtain, and the present reprint makes some of Pearce's work readily accessible again.

ISBN: 9781861430656

"A fascinating blend of fact, fiction, phantoms and fishing on the maritime life of the county."
By "Bird, Sheila"
ISBN 190239500X

Overview from Jeremy Lake, Jo Cox and Eric Berry of the historical and social context, architecture, layout, modes of use, landscape impact, heritage importance, and future of Cornwall's hundreds of chapels. Lots of maps and photos.


ISBN: 9781898166795

The author is a Bard of the Gorsedd of Cornwall, and lecturer in the Faculty of Celtic Studies, University College, Dublin. This 450-page dictionary is the most comprehensive English-Cornish dictionary ever published, containing over 25,000 headwords, many with extensive examples of words in context. The dictionary utilizes Unified Cornish Revised orthography.

ISBN: 9781901409093

ISBN: 9781901409086

Focusing on Cornwall county in southwest England, this book examines the folklore of the area, such as the seasonal customs, traditions, rituals, and taboos.

ISBN: 9780752429298

ISBN: 9780711708594

"A reader in Cornish literaure from 900 to 1900, tracing the evolution of the great works of poetry, prose, proverbs and song which have emerged from the culture and language of the county.

ISBN: 9781903427019

The Cornish coast holds many secrets. From lore and legend come extraordinary tales of the supernatural, while recorded historical events are often even more startling. From mermaids and phantom ships, to smuggling and shipwrecks, the wild and rugged coast is the inspiring scene of the many strange and terrifying encounters between man, the elements and the supernatural, recounted in this book. Yet the authors avoid retracing the well-trod path of previous writers on the subject; much of what is here is new. Their academic training and scientific inclination have formed a disciplined approach to their research, and while the text is both absorbing and excitingly written, readers are left to decide for themselves from the evidence provided just what is truth and what is fiction. This is not a sit-at-home guide - through the many illustrations, photographs and maps you are encouraged to explore for yourself the site of many of these strange encounters and events. Though you may not witness for yourself the ghostly forms of ancient mariners, you will be certain to discover more of Cornwall's mysterious coast.

ISBN: 9781841142555