What do you think?
Rate this book
Pixie Folklore and Legends
A collection of Cornish folktales features the lore of the mysterious and invisible tiny spirits as based on stories that have been handed down from generation to generation.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1906
7 people are currently reading
56 people want to read
About the author
Enys Tregarthen
21 books5 followers(1851–1923). The British author and folklorist Enys Tregarthen wrote children’s stories based upon legends of her native Cornwall. She collected and recorded many stories about the Piskey folk, fairies of Cornish myth and legend.
Born Nellie Sloggett on Dec. 29, 1851, in Padstow, Cornwall, England, she suffered a devastating spinal illness at age 17 and was paralyzed for the rest of her life. She began to keep diaries about flowers, the changing seasons, and birds and other creatures, all observed from her bedside window. This practice eventually led to the writing and publication of her first book, Daddy Longlegs, and His White Heath Flower, in 1885 under the pseudonym Nellie Cornwall. In time she came to devote much of her attention to Cornish folklore and legend. She published most of her works in this category under the pen name Enys Tregarthen.
Tregarthen died in October 1923. After her death, the writer Elizabeth Yates edited her extensive unpublished materials for publication. The resulting volumes included Piskey Folk: A Book of Cornish Legends (1940), The Doll Who Came Alive (1942), and The White Ring (1949).
Works
As Nellie Cornwall
* "Daddy Longlegs and His White Heath Flower (1885)
* "Joyces Little Maid" (1900)
* "The Maid of the Storm" (1900)
* "The Hill Of Fire " (1901)
* "The Little Don Of Oxford" (1902)
* "Little Gladwise: The Story Of A Waif " (1909)
* "Tamsin Rosewarne and her burdens" (1910)
* "Twice Rescued"
* "Halvard Halworsen"
* "Granny Tresawna's Story"
As Enys Tregarthen
* "The Doll Who Came Alive" (1973) ISBN 0-381-99683-2
* "Pixie Folklore & Legends " (reprinted 1995) ISBN 0-517-14903-6
* "Padstow's Faery Folk" (Paperback)
* "North Cornwall Fairies and Legends" (1906)
*" The house of the sleeping winds and Other Stories" (1911)
* "The White Ring" (1949)
Born Nellie Sloggett on Dec. 29, 1851, in Padstow, Cornwall, England, she suffered a devastating spinal illness at age 17 and was paralyzed for the rest of her life. She began to keep diaries about flowers, the changing seasons, and birds and other creatures, all observed from her bedside window. This practice eventually led to the writing and publication of her first book, Daddy Longlegs, and His White Heath Flower, in 1885 under the pseudonym Nellie Cornwall. In time she came to devote much of her attention to Cornish folklore and legend. She published most of her works in this category under the pen name Enys Tregarthen.
Tregarthen died in October 1923. After her death, the writer Elizabeth Yates edited her extensive unpublished materials for publication. The resulting volumes included Piskey Folk: A Book of Cornish Legends (1940), The Doll Who Came Alive (1942), and The White Ring (1949).
Works
As Nellie Cornwall
* "Daddy Longlegs and His White Heath Flower (1885)
* "Joyces Little Maid" (1900)
* "The Maid of the Storm" (1900)
* "The Hill Of Fire " (1901)
* "The Little Don Of Oxford" (1902)
* "Little Gladwise: The Story Of A Waif " (1909)
* "Tamsin Rosewarne and her burdens" (1910)
* "Twice Rescued"
* "Halvard Halworsen"
* "Granny Tresawna's Story"
As Enys Tregarthen
* "The Doll Who Came Alive" (1973) ISBN 0-381-99683-2
* "Pixie Folklore & Legends " (reprinted 1995) ISBN 0-517-14903-6
* "Padstow's Faery Folk" (Paperback)
* "North Cornwall Fairies and Legends" (1906)
*" The house of the sleeping winds and Other Stories" (1911)
* "The White Ring" (1949)
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
February 24, 2020
Loved the stories but was looking for more info outside of the folk tales. For example, I’m curious what information has been passed down vie superstition / Cornish culture. Nonetheless a fun read!
Read
February 21, 2012Pixie Folklore & Legends by Elizabeth Yates (1995)
Read
October 1, 2018Such a dear book to be read with a cup of hot cocoa or rolling down the meadow. In any age
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews