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The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Enys Tregarthen

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"The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall" by Enys Tregarthen is a collection of folkloric stories, likely written in the early 20th century. This work showcases various enchanting tales centered around the mystical beings known as Piskeys and other fairies, celebrating the rich folklore of Cornwall. The stories feature characters such as the children Gerna and Gelert, who interact with fairy folk in their adventures, highlighting themes of kindness, curiosity, and the magical interplay between the human and fairy worlds. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Gerna and Gelert, two siblings living with their great-grandmother near Polzeath Bay. The children are captivated by tales of the merry Piskeys, particularly during one evening when they witness the Piskeys dancing on the cliffs. Gerna soon finds a peculiar Piskey-purse while searching for limpets, which is enchanted and houses a tiny creature that pleads for her help. This opening sets the stage for a blend of adventure and moral reflection, as Gerna must navigate her desire for wealth against her empathy for the captive within the purse, highlighting the central theme of selflessness versus greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less

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Author	Tregarthen, Enys, 1851-1923
Illustrator	Pethybridge, J. Ley
Title	The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall
Contents	The Piskey-purse -- The magic pail -- The witch in the well -- Borrowed eyes and ears -- The little white hare.
Credits	Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject	Legends -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Subject	Folklore -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Category	Text
eBook-No.	37245
ISBN (HTML)	979-8-238-37245-7
Release Date	Aug 28, 2011
Last Update	Jan 8, 2021
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	575 downloads in the last 30 days.

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