Cornish Folk Tales of Place: Traditional Stories from North and East Cornwall

By Anna Chorlton

Cornwall’s rugged coast is etched with stories. Here you’ll find tales of powerful mermaids, spiteful witches, crafty smugglers and woeful ghosts. Up on the moors are mischievous creatures, huge giants and elusive beasts. Let the piskeys lead you astray across the windy tors and sandy shorelines to experience wonder, miracles, secrets and magic. Bodmin Moor folklore writer Anna Chorlton retells tales of North and East Cornwall, illustrated by local artists and members of the community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Jun 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9780750991834

Anna Chorlton

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.