William Bottrell: 5 books

Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, (Volume 1) by William Bottrell Tales 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...

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...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of...

Before the commencement of the present century, the district of West Penwith, to which the legends in this volume for the most part belong, was, from its almost insular position, one of the most secluded and unknown parts of England. The estuary of Hayle (by which it is bounded on the east) and the Mount’s-bay...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS (abridged list) 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...