The Piskie Trap

Traditional Stories from Mid and West Cornwall

The Piskie Trap

Show Notes

In this episode I chat with author Anna Chorlton about her book Cornish Folk Tales of Place Traditional Stories from Mid and West Cornwall we discuss the stories in the book and some of the themes that crop up in the local tales.

By the way, if anyone didn't guess it, the 'regular podcast guest' that I mention is of course William Bottrell. I will be keeping you all updated RE the live talk dates in the new year.

Here's a link to where you can get hold of a copy of Anna's book: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/cornish-folk-tales-of-place-traditional-stories-from-mid-and-west-cornwall/

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