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The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering 'droll tellers' used to spread Cornish insight and humour to all parts of the Duchy - exchanging their tales for food and shelter. Anthony James was one such droll teller, and this collection follows him as he makes his way around Cornwall one glorious summer. Richly illustrated with hand-drawn images and woodcuts, Cornish Folk Tales will appeal to anyone captivated by this beautiful land and its resident kindly giants, mischievous piskeys, seductive mermaids, bold knights and barnacle-encrusted sea captains. Mike O'Connor is a powerful and engaging storyteller who performs at many events across the country. An important researcher into Cornish music and folklore, he has been awarded the OBE and made a bard of the Gorsedh of Kernow.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At first I was worried by the format. I wanted more of the tales not the story of the droll, but Mike leads you in to the world of Anthony James until it too becomes part of the landscape. At the end you feel thst you have been on a wonderful walk with a great storyteller. Would that be Anthony James or Mike O'Connor? Perhaps both.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a little jewel of a book. As it says on the cover, it is certainly a fine collection of Cornish Folk Tales, but it is much more than that. The stories themselves emerge from the pages as if they are being told by a storyteller, which indeed they are, for the whole book is the journey of a travelling storyteller, Anthony James, a figure not of fiction, but of history. This is the the greater story, a fragment of the life of an 18th century "droll teller", meticulously researched and carefully sourced. Yet the academic credentials unobtrusively underpin a really good read, appealing on different levels to all ages-my 11-year old niece was as engrossed as I was! Add to this the tantalising references to the music and musicians of the period, an area in which the author is uniquely qualified, and the delightful illustrations, and you have an enchanting book to be read and re-read many times. If the other books in the series, of which this is the first, are even half as good, the reader may obtain a library of British Folk Tales which will be a classic collection, for a very modest outlay.
Format:Paperback
As a novice storyteller myself I bought this book hoping to add to my meagre repertoire. I was totally engrossed from the first page to the last, enjoying the preface with its explanation of who and what was true; relishing the 'skeleton tale' of Anthony James and his son on their journey around Cornwall in the early nineteenth century; and absorbing the tales which dress that skeleton. Mike O'Connor has achieved a literary masterpiece for the oral tradition.
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