A Cornish Bestiary - Couverture rigide

Thompson, Luke

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1837052816 ISBN 13 : 9781837052813

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

Did you hear about the Redruth girl who vomited snails?

Or how the saint of Gunwalloe saved his sister’s eye from a goose?

Can you cure warts with a slug, or whooping cough with spiders?

In A Cornish Bestiary you’ll find familiar faunal favourites like the red-eyed Owlman, ominous Black Dogs and the iconic Cornish Chough, alongside more reclusive specimens.

From Camborne’s frog king and Ladock’s feathered fiend to a horrifying plague of flies and an absence of wolves, this illustrated compendium of Cornwall’s most curious creatures brings together stories from natural history and folklore, broadside ballads and news reports, celebrating the wonderful history we share with the animals around us.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

LUKE THOMPSON is a writer, publisher and academic from Cornwall, whose work focuses on the relationships between humans and other animals, as well as on the literature of Cornwall, with books including Conversations with Other Animals (Ortac, 2024) and Treasures of Cornwall (Macmillan, 2023). His work has been shortlisted for the Michael Murphy Prize and has won an Awen Medal. Luke has also made some playful performative works, including a Phonetic Ouija Board and Psychic Test Cards, which have been performed across the UK, from the Met Office to the Belfast Book Festival. Luke teaches at Falmouth University and is an editor at Guillemot Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1837052816
• ISBN 13: 9781837052813
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Marr Ele
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible