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Author : Myles Martyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN : 0901575151
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Languages, Modern
ISBN : UOM:39015079920115
Vols. for 1969- include ACTFL annual bibliography of books and articles on pedagogy in foreign languages 1969-
Author : George Basil Barham
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465539274
Carved on one of the pews in the church of Zennor in West Cornwall is a strange figure of a mermaid. Depicted with flowing hair, a mirror in one hand and a comb in the other, the Zennor folk tell a strange story about her. Years and years ago, they say, a beautiful and richly dressed lady used to attend the church sometimes. Nobody knew where she came from, although her unusual beauty and her glorious voice caused her to be the subject of discussion throughout the parish. So attractive was she that half the young men of the village fell in love with her, and one of them, Mathey Trewella, a handsome youth and one of the best singers in the neighbourhood, determined that he would discover who she was. The beautiful stranger had smiled at him in church one Sunday, and after service he followed her as she walked away towards the cliffs. Mathey Trewella never returned to Zennor, nor did the lovely stranger ever attend church again. Years passed by, and Mathey's strange disappearance was almost forgotten when, one Sunday morning, a ship cast anchor off Pendower Cove, near Zennor. The captain of the vessel was sitting idling on the deck when he heard a beautiful voice hailing him from the sea. Looking over the side he saw the mermaid, her long yellow hair floating all around her. She asked him to be so kind as to pull up his anchor, for it was resting upon the doorway of her house under the sea and she was anxious to get back to Mathey, her husband, and her children. In alarm, the captain weighed anchor and stood out to sea, for sailors fear that mermaids will bring bad luck. But later he returned and told the Zennor folk of Mathey's fate, and they, to commemorate the strange event, and to warn other young men against the wiles of the merrymaids, had the mermaid figure carved in the church. And there it is to-day for all the world to see, and to prove, to those who do not believe the old stories, the truth of poor Mathey Trewella's sad fate. Zennor is a lovely moorland village in the neighbourhood of some of the wildest scenery in Cornwall. To the south-west rugged moors stretch away to the Land's End. To the north a quarter of an hour's walk brings you to the coast with its sheltered coves and its cruel cliffs. Gurnard's Head, one of the most famous of all Cornish promontories, is less than two miles away. Grim, remote, yet indescribably fascinating, the country around Zennor is typical of that far western corner of England which is swept continually by the great health-giving winds of the Atlantic. In its sheltered valleys flowers bloom all the year round. On its bold hill-tops, boulder-strewn and wild, there remain still the old mysterious stones and the queer beehive huts erected by men who inhabited this land in the dark days before Christianity. Gorse and heather riot over the moorland. There is a charm and peace about this too little known country that compels health and well-being. Yet Zennor is only five and a half miles by the moorland road from St. Ives, that picturesque little fishing town that artists and golfers know so well. St. Ives, less than seven hours' journey from Paddington, is an ideal centre from which to explore the coast and moorland beauties of England's furthest west.
Author : John David Allison Widdowson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Folk literature, English
ISBN : IND:30000107640710
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Catalogs, Subject
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211444851
Author : British Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Best books
ISBN : IND:30000092332935
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082932859
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2066 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015553394
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Files (Records)
ISBN : IND:30000104041680
Author : Frederick Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN : OXFORD:600070982
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Union catalogs
ISBN : WISC:89015292477
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2198 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015079755511
Author : Myles Martyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Folk literature, British
ISBN : 0901575178
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3116 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015043806101
Author : Hilary Bradt,Janice Booth,Alistair & Gill Campbell
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781804691007
This new, thoroughly updated third edition of South Devon and Dartmoor is part of Bradt’s distinctive ‘Slow Travel’ series of guides to UK regions, offering in-depth exploration of one of England’s most popular areas. Written by resident experts Hilary Bradt, the late Janice Booth, and Gill and Alistair Campbell, it remains the essential companion to discovering not just the obvious and well-known sites, but also for getting off the beaten track and understanding what makes this gorgeous part of the country tick. Much of the information in Bradt’s South Devon and Dartmoor has appeared in no other guidebook (apart from previous editions of this book) as the authors uncover the lesser-known charms of the region, as well as different aspects of the more popular places (from the English Riviera and South Hams to Salcombe and Dartmoor), together with colourful characters from the past, folk history and literary links from Agatha Christie to Arthur Conan Doyle. The guide has a special emphasis on car-free travel: walking (this edition features a revised selection of routes, including ‘miles without stiles’ – accessible Dartmoor walks), cycling and river boats, as well as local buses (including the new Dartmoor Explorer service) and trains. This edition has a stronger emphasis on local food (both in markets and when eating out), while the authors have updated their hand-picked suggestions for places to eat and drink, and for accommodation (from idyllically located campsites to boutique B&Bs, via caravans, treehouses and haunted coaching inns). Colourful and witty writing, along with the authors’ enthusiasm for their subject, makes the guide a pleasure to read. With Bradt’s South Devon and Dartmoor, discover the region’s award-winning gin distillery and new whisky distillery; learn what really goes on at a wassail gathering; find out what you should do if you're harassed by pixies on Dartmoor; and discover unique local events like the annual Orange Race held in Totnes. Also included are entertaining and informative stories about historical characters and folklore, while small and historic village churches, with their idiosyncratic saints and intriguing carvings, are described in loving detail.
