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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