A Cornish Bestiary
Sinopsis
Did you hear about the Redruth girl who vomited snails? Or how the saint of Gunwalloe saved his sisters eye from a goose? Can you cure warts with a slug, or whooping cough with spiders?
Sea serpents and bear-dogs, giant birds and bigfoots, devil-fish and sea ghosts – these are the beasts that haunt the landscape of Cornwall. In this book of bizarre beasts youll find familiar faunal favourites like the red-eyed Owlman of Mawnan Smith and the Beast of Bodmin Moor as well as Cambornes Frog King and Ladocks feathered fiend, plagues of flies and octopuses and shoals of Holy fish. Youll find beavers and boars, rhymes for curing adder bites and the reason we feed pasties to snails.
This compendium of Cornwalls most curious creatures brings together stories from natural history and folklore, broadside ballads and news reports, celebrating the wonderful stories we share with the animals around us.
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: The History Press
ISBN: 9781837052820
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/10/2026
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