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Duffy and the Devil (an old Christmas Play)

1

Celtic Monuments of Boleigh and Rosemodrass

27

The last Cardews of Boskenna and the story of Nelly Wearne

36

The Witch of Buryan Church-town

59

Madam Noy and the Witch

63

A Queen's visit to Baranhuel

67

The Small People's Cow (a fairy tale)

73

Tom of Chyannor, the tin-streamer (a West Country droll)

77

The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor

94

The I’an's House of Treen

103

Castle Treen and its Legends

130

Traditions of Parcurnow

140

Legends of St. Levan

145

A Legend of Pargwarra

149

An’ Pee Tregeer's trip to market on Hallan Eve (a fairy tale)

154

An Overseer and a Parish Clerk of St. Just, sixty years ago

169

The Fairy Master, or Bob o’ the Carn

173

A Tinner's fireside stories.—The Knockers of Ballowal

185

Old Songs and Nicknames

193

The Changeling of Brea-Vean (fairy tale)

199

Betty Stoggs's Baby (fairy tale)

205

How a Morvah man bought clothes for his wife

207

How a Zennor man choked himself, but had his will in his pocket

210

The Smugglers of Penrose

212

Tregagle at Gwenvor Cove

224

West Country Superstitions.—Devil's Money

227

The Slighted Damsel of Gwinear

229

The Wreck of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel

231

A Night's Ride to Scilly

233

Ancient Bridal Customs

237

Ancient Rites at Madron Well

239

The Crick-stone, or Men-an-tol

242

Charms

243

The Fairy Tribes

245

The Pirate Wrecker and the Death-Ship

247

The sun never shines on those who have sworn away a life

249

A Legend of Pengersec

251

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Notes, Illustrative Anecdotes, &c.—Miracle Plays

268

The Levelis, or Lovells, of Trewoof

271

Duffy and the Devil

273

Pendrea and Baranhuel

274

Danes Marauding on the Cornish Coast, and King Olaf's Conversion at Scilly

274

St. Levan's Path

277

A Ghostly Ship's-Bell

277

Vellan-Dreath

279

The Men-an-Tol

280

The Garrack-zans

283

Divination by Rushes and Ivy-leaves

283

Recent Ill-wishing

284

Midsummer Bonfires

287

The Mermaid of Zennor

288

Glossary of Living Cornish Words and Local Terms

290

Index

293

Subscribers’ Names

296

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