Popular Romances of the West of England, Second Series or, The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall

Hunt, Robert
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[Illustration: A Flight of Witches.] POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND; OR, The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall. COLLECTED AND EDITED BY ROBERT HUNT, F.R.S. [Illustration] SECOND SERIES. LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY. 1865. [_Right of Translation is reserved._] “‘Have you any stories like that, gudewife?’ “‘Ah,’ she said; ‘there were plenty of people that could tell those stories once. I used to hear them telling them over the fire at night; but people is so changed with pride now, that they care for nothing.’” CAMPBELL. LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY. CONTENTS. PAGE THE SAINTS. 1. Legends of the Saints, 3 2. The Crowza Stones, 5 3. The Longstone,…

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