Description:This is a collection of twelve traditional Cornish myths and legends set in Cornish settings featuring witches, giants, pixies and a good mixture of heroes and heroines. Michael Foreman has aimed to capture the magical content with atmospheric and witty illustrations. The author has drawn on Robert Hunt's "Popular Romances of the West of England" 1865 for this collection of re-tellings and added tales told to him by the present-day old folk of remote villages in West Penwith. Michael Foreman won the Kate Greenway Medal in 1982 and the Children's Book Award in 1984. His other picturemacs are "I'll Take You to Mrs Cole"; "Trick a Tracker" and "The Crab that Played With the Sea".Contents:IntroductionThe Magic OintmentThe Giants of St. Michael’s MountThe ChangelingThe Good Dog DevilThe Piskie ThreshersThe Mermaid of ZennorThe Little People’s PageantThe Old Woman Who Turned Her ShiftDuffy and the DevilThe Shawl GhostThe Adventure of Cherry of ZennorThe Witch of FraddamWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magic Ointment: and Other Cornish Legends. To get started finding The Magic Ointment: and Other Cornish Legends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: This is a collection of twelve traditional Cornish myths and legends set in Cornish settings featuring witches, giants, pixies and a good mixture of heroes and heroines. Michael Foreman has aimed to capture the magical content with atmospheric and witty illustrations. The author has drawn on Robert Hunt's "Popular Romances of the West of England" 1865 for this collection of re-tellings and added tales told to him by the present-day old folk of remote villages in West Penwith. Michael Foreman won the Kate Greenway Medal in 1982 and the Children's Book Award in 1984. His other picturemacs are "I'll Take You to Mrs Cole"; "Trick a Tracker" and "The Crab that Played With the Sea".Contents:IntroductionThe Magic OintmentThe Giants of St. Michael’s MountThe ChangelingThe Good Dog DevilThe Piskie ThreshersThe Mermaid of ZennorThe Little People’s PageantThe Old Woman Who Turned Her ShiftDuffy and the DevilThe Shawl GhostThe Adventure of Cherry of ZennorThe Witch of FraddamWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magic Ointment: and Other Cornish Legends. To get started finding The Magic Ointment: and Other Cornish Legends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.