Adders in Cornwall
the facts, folklore and Literature
written by Les Merton
A fascinating book the covers
many different aspects of the adder
with good illustrations
Palores Publications
ISBN 0-9547985-5-4 -
Price £3.50 + p&p
"Angletwitch &
Poppydocks
Cornish Dialect Words
Rhymes & Stories
Since 1920 members of
the Old Cornwall
movement have striven to
keep alive Cornish
dialect. They have
collected words, phrases
and stories as well as
writing poetry and
stories of their own
using dialect words. In
1925 the Federation of
Old Cornwall Societies
published its first "Old
Cornwall" Journal and
from then on Cornish
Dialect has appeared in
many issues.
ISBN978-0-902660-41-0
Pages
56
Dimensions (cm)
15.2 wide × 22.9
tall
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At a Wedding with Yeats in
Turin,
by Bert Biscoe
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Brush
With The Past
by Jane Stanley
"profusely illustrated", with the
author's paintings
151
Pages [p/b] price £15
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Banners
of Old Cornwall Societies
By David Stark
ISBN
0 902660 35 7
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Camborne
Town Band
By
Tony Mansell,
P/B Pages 184
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A Cornish Story by
Owen Bullock
Centring on the character of Melville, a labourer in the 1980’s China Clay mines
of Cornwall. The world is ruffled, Melville is suspected of a crime of which
he’s innocent, though tempted to commit. Redundancy looms, so does the prospect
of an unexpected relationship.
Told through phonetic and poetic prose it’s combines Cornish & dialect interest.
ISBN 978-1-906845-11-7
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Cornwall in Harmony
By Joanna Wood
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Cornwall the Hidden Land
By Richard and Ann Jenkin
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Crygyon
Kernow Ogas Ha Pell
[Cornish ripples near and far]
By
Ann Trevenen Jenkin
Volume
of poems.
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version
Dancing Above Par
The Dances of John Old 1808
By Alison Davey and Mike O'Connor
In June 2002 researchers, Bob and Jackie Patten, told Mike O'Connor of a
manuscript book belonging to Frank Huddy of Chard. He bought it for six (old!) pence after it had been
remaindered in a Scouts' book sale in about 1970. The book, dated 1808, bears the name 'John Old, Par'.
The book contains dance tunes, 24 of which have brief dance notes accompanying them, which suggests Old
was calling, directing or teaching
the dances. the directions for dance were given in a way now usually associated
with Scottish country
dancing. This book reproduces those tunes associated with dance notes. It
provides an
interpretation of some of
the notes by Alison Davey to permit modern country dancers to gain a swift insight
into the world of John Old and enjoy the dances. Other of John's tunes which
have no dance notes may
have just been used as instrumental interludes, but many were certainly used for
well known country dances,
for example 'The Triumph' and 'Speed the Plough'. More about John and his music
can be found in 'No Song No Supper, a transcription of
the complete manuscript.
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Dew
Vargh -
Poetry by
Bert Biscoe & Pol Hodge
P/B Pages
119
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The Dog who
walked to London
By Ann
Trevenen Jenkin
40 illustrated pages
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The Dream Thing
by
Moira Andrew
Marigold is tormented by what she calls, 'The Dream Thing', a nightmare in which
she keeps meeting a lad with haunting blue eyes. One afternoon, this same young
man walks out of her dreams and announces that he's been sent to look after her.
This is Luke, a part-time ghost, who appears and disappears throughout the
story.
ISBN 978-1-906845-14-8
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Dreckly a collection of possibilities
by
Les Merton
A collection of speculative or futuristic writing which at times digs into the
bedrock of Cornwall and its legends. The end of the world in Delhi is examined
and a stark warning about space stations is issued, while a shot in the arm of a
virtual-reality make-love-now injection compensates.
Palores Publications
ISBN 978-1-906845-24-7
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Edge of a Long Shadow
by
Nigel Milliner
a short description
A traumatic and long-buried event during the Summer of Love resurfaces nearly
forty years on in a Cornish village, resulting in an emotional tangle of mystery
and intrigue. Well-ordered lives are disturbed after a cliff rescue and, for two
people in particular, the change is permanent as their wheel of fate turns full
circle.
Palores Publications
ISBN 978-1-906845-00-1
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Eglos
Kernow
(Cornish Church Poems)
by Donald Rawe,
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Fritha's Summer
by
Susan Morris
St Agnes author Sue Morris first book has received numerous awards including
Waterstone's best local book in the Holyer an Gof awards.
Published by MPress
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Funding the Ladder
The Passmore Edwards Legacy
by Dean Evans.
Pages 273pp.
Price £20.00.
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The Cornish Adventures of Robert the Rabbit
by
Veronica Holdgate
Set in Cornwall eight everyday, but exciting, adventures of Robert the Rabbit &
friends that include experiences with new age travellers, air-sea rescue, the
car boot and a windsurfer make this well illustrated book a delight and part of
the learning curve for young children.
ISBN 0-9551878-8-5
ISBN 978-0-9551878-8-9
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The Further Cornish Adventures of Robert the Rabbit
by
Veronica Holdgate
Set in Cornwall eight further everyday, but exciting, adventures of Robert the Rabbit & friends that include experiences such as: a sleepover, the newcomers and the Furry Dance make this well illustrated book a delight and part of the learning curve for young children.
Palores Publications
ISBN 978-1-906845-15-5
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Great
Trees of Cornwall / Gwydh meur a Gernow
Poetry Anthology
Edited by Les
Merton & Mick Paynter
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Winning and commended poems from the Great Trees of Cornwall poetry competition
which includes:11 poems from the adults’ class and 12 poems from the under 16
class. There are also inspiring photos to celebrate some of the great trees in
Cornwall.
ISBN 978-1-906845-08-7
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Kanow Dons:
Lyrics and mouth music for Cornish Dances
Popular Cornish Pub Songs with words in
both the Cornish and English Language.
Please click on the scans in the left
hand column to see the layout .
P/B
Pages 24
Price £3.00
Kokopelli’s Dream by
Juliana Geer
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A dream sends Ana Clair in search of her destiny. Guided by a psychic friend in Cornwall, an Aztec flute player in Canada, some special children in Taos, New Mexico, the Very Old Man of the Mesa in Arizona and a young carver of kachina dolls on the Hopi reservation, she helps to fulfil a Hopi prophesy, taking humanity into the Fifth World of Peace.
A feast of linguistic fun, capturing the warmth
and humour of Cornwall
Countryside Books
ISBN 1-85306-814-4 -
Price £5.95
The Official Encyclopaedia of the Cornish Pasty
written by Les Merton - illustrated by Nicola Clark
‘... the imagined universe whereby the humble pasty
is at the fulcrum of social life’ Cornish World.
The book that help to defend Cornwall in the pasty wars has reported in the national press and on radio & T.V.
As featured on That Sunday Night Show on ITV1
Palores Publications
ISBN 0-9539594-8-1 -
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‘Oggie’ Tellam’s Book of Cornish Limericks
by
David ‘Oggie’ Tellam
a short description
A humorous book of Cornish limericks. The Cornish place inspiring the limerick is illustrated by photographs and cartoon drawings featuring ‘Oggie’. Great fun, suitable for all ages and most definitely a very different souvenir of Cornwall.
Palores Publications
ISBN 0-9551878-1-8
ISBN 978-0-9551878-1-0
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£4.99
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‘Oggie’ Tellam’s Second Book of Cornish Limericks
by
David ‘Oggie’ Tellam
a short description
The second humorous book of Cornish limericks. The Cornish place inspiring the limerick is illustrated by photographs, there are also cartoon drawings featuring ‘Oggie’. Great fun, suitable for all ages and most definitely a very different souvenir of Cornwall.
Palores Publications
ISBN 978-0-9556682-2-7
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'Otter
Than a Bitch Mackerel
By Pol Hodge
P/B Pages 80
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Prys Ton
Cornish Session Tracks
An Darras
P/B Pages 24pp.
Price £3.00.
The Rainbow Stone
by
Nan Rudden
a short description
The Land if failing ... and the King of a once powerful and ruthless warrior empire is old... a story told with the authentic tone of ancient sagas - The Rainbow Stone is a timeless classic, as well as a timely fable for today.
Palores Publications
ISBN 978-0-9556682-6-5
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Scoot
Dances, Troyls, Furrys and Tea Treats
( The Cornish Dance Tradition ).
By Merve, Alison & Jowdy Davey.
P/B Pages 155
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Scryfa
Celebrating Contemporary Cornish Writing
Volume six,
by Various Authors,
P/B Pages 80
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Sengen Fidde - Dialect Songs
By Pol Hodge and Mike O'Connor
P/B
Pages 38
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Spargo's Confession
A novel by Donald Rawe
P/B Pages 399
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Steren an
Kolyn Kernow
[Steren the Cornish Puppy]
By Ann
Trevenen Jenkin and Conan Jenkin
illustrated childrens book.
P/B Pages
31
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St
Agnes and its Band
By Tony Mansell,
P/B Pages125
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The First Fifty Poems
by
Jenefer Ann Murray
A collection of inspired poetry with a wide range of subject matter that has
been influenced by the active life and interests of the author; who feels that
the entire English language has been dumped on her lap - a present of
unsurpassable magnificence.
ISBN 978-0-9556682-3-4
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The Second Fifty Poems
by
Jenefer Ann Murray
A second collection of inspired poetry by Newquay's octogenarian lady of poetry.
ISBN 978-0-9556682-7-2
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The Third Fifty Poems
by
Jenefer Ann Murray
Every collection written and published by Jenefer Ann Murray has been well
received in the poetry world. These books make great presents.
ISBN 978-1-906845-05-6
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The Fourth Fifty Poems
by
Jenefer Ann Murray
A fourth collection of fifty inspired poetry with a range of subject matter
influenced by the active life and interests of an octogenarian author. In the
style and format of her three previous collections.
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ISBN 978-1-906845-07-0
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The Fifth Fifty Poems
by
Jenefer Ann Murray
The Fifth Fifty Poems continue to reveal more insights into the remarkable life
of Newquay's lady of poetry.
ISBN 978-1-906845-16-2
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The Sixth Fifty Poems - Jenefer Ann Murray
In this sixth collection of fifty inspired poems by Newquay poet Jenefer Ann Murray there is a wide range of subject matter, seasoned with humour and personal memories.
ISBN 978-1-906845-23-0
Price £8.50
Towards Yesterday
by James King
A tragic dream brings together David a pianist, Beth a singer and Anna a model fleeing to St Agnes from her Italian gangster husband’s brutality.
Dreams and memories from Roman Britain to the present, come together as this story of humour, tragedy, happiness and love, unfolds in Cornwall and Milan.
ISBN 978-1-906845-22-3 Price £7.99
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Tremanyon
- A shadow falls
by Carol Symons
Richard Tremayne
returns to build a new home in Cornwall employing Ginifur as a maid for his wife
and daughters. When his wife dies a shadow falls on the peninsular but Old Betsy
says a special event will lift it.
Richard sails to Canada leaving Ginifur to care for his children and returns to
find that much has happened - life has changed at Tremanyon.
Set in Cornwall, in a forgotten age of innocence, Kitty, a rebellious member of
a loving family feels she is different. As a child she courts danger and
excitement, protected always by a presence.
When two men vie for her love as a young woman, she takes a path that follows a
haunting figure from her childhood, leading to a devastating revelation.
This is a selection
of 33 musical scores of
Cornish Christmas Carols
collected and published
by Robert H. Heath in
Redruth in 1889. Heath
was a local teacher of
music and organist at
the Redruth Parish
church. These carols are
in the Cornish style and
were handed down from
father to son and sung
not only in church or
chapels but also deep
underground in the
mines, on street corners
and in the local inns.
Because they are very
simple with a basic four
part harmony a precise
knowledge of music was
not required to perform
them. Consequently, the
Cornish carried their
"tunes" with them
wherever they went and
Robert H. Heath took
them to South Africa
where he became the
organist at Johannesburg
Cathedral. Today you can
hear them performed from
Grass Valley,
California, to Moonta,
Australia as well as
many places in between
wherever the Cornish
settled.
ISBN 978-0-902660-40-3
Published
, 2010
Pages
48
Dimensions (cm)
21.0 wide × 29.7
tall
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A
Visitor to Cornwall
By Joanna Mattingly (Illustrations)
& Stephen
Tyrell (text)
This
book won a Commendation in the 2008 Gorseth Kernow's Holyer
and Gof competition for
publishers of Cornish books
Once
in a while there is a book which truly deserves the epithet ‘charming’ and
this is one such.
Joanna
Mattingly, well known to local historians throughout Cornwall, developed early
in life a passion for sketching and watercolours.She has another love too – for Cornwall’s old buildings, and the two
are here combined in a delightful portrayal of the atmosphere as well as the
likenesses of seventy buildings.
The
publication itself is of very high quality and good to handle.It is satisfying to see an art book printed in Cornwall (by Booth’s of
Mabe) as most seem to be produced overseas these days.
