Cornish Folk Tales of Place II

Cornish Folk Tales of Place: Traditional Stories from Mid and West Cornwall
by Anna Chorlton

Step onto the shores of Cornwall’s enchanted land and delve deep into a seam of windswept stories. High up on the cliffs lurk lovesick giants, playful piskies and hungry dragons. Below on the sands, beware hissing spriggans, merrymaids and restless ghosts. In granite villages meet dashing devils and wise women. Among mines, moors and seascapes swirling with folklore, inhale the true spirit of Cornwall and let your imagination run free with the legends of this wonderful place.

Capturing the magic of Mid and West Cornwall, folklore writer Anna Chorlton retells its tales, illustrated by local children and artists.

Publication date: 17/04/2025
ISBN: 9781803996561
Illustrations: 30

ANNA CHORLTON is a Cornish writer who lives on Bodmin Moor. She is a member of Liskeard Poetry group with whom she reads at regular events, including Port Eliot Festival and Bodmin Moor Poetry festival. She is the writer for Mazed, a project to retell the traditional tales of Cornwall in ways old and new. She has written 80 tales so far for the website, 12 animation scripts, a blog in the voice of a droll teller and 2 books linked to the project. The project was nominated for a Celtic Media award for innovation and a Holyer an Gof. Her first book in the Cornish Folk Tales of Place series was published by The History Press in 2019.