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Excerpt from Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall
In this work the author has done some valuable service, and it is to be hoped that this addition to his former labours may be found of value, seeing that it deals not with the traditions of the peasantry of distant and foreign lands, but with the legends and traditions of the country folk of one of the most romantic and interesting counties of Merrie England.
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Excerpt from Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall
The publication of the present work has been attended by circumstances of pathetic interest. It is to be feared that it will be the last literary testament of its author, who, before the whole was completed, was stricken by a severe stroke of paralysis, which has incapacitated him from holding a pen in his hand. He, must, therefore, claim the indulgence of the critics and the public in this third series of Cornish tales.
The whole subject of folk-lore, however, is at this moment of such general interest, that still it is hoped that this little addition CM to the stores now being gathered from every nation under heaven, may be acceptable to the literary world. The publication of Melusine, a periodical solely devoted to folk-lore subjects, at Paris, was followed in England by the formation of the Folk-lore Society in 1878, which promises to take an important position among the learned societies of the English nation, and whose publications have already reached the third volume. The valuable collections of this society have doubtless done much to systematize the work already done, and to encourage the labours of collectors of folklore throughout the world.
The poet truly says, -
"The proper study of mankind is man."
and so the folk-lore student, in collecting the myths, the proverbs, the traditions, the customs of the peasants of many lands, is doing an important work in accumulating facts bearing on the history of mankind; not the mere records of the wars and doings of kings and generals, but of the beliefs, aspirations, thoughts and feelings of the working classes of various nations.
In this work the author has done some valuable service, and it is to be hoped that this addition to his former labours may be found of value, seeing that it deals not with the traditions of the peasantry of distant and foreign lands, but with the legends and traditions of the country folk of one of the most romantic and interesting counties of "Merrie England."
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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