North Cornwall Fairies and Legends

North Cornwall Fairies and Legends, first published in 1906, is a collection of folk-lore from Cornwall. Tales include: The Adventures of a Piskey in Search of his Laugh; The Legend of the Padstow Doombar; The Little Cake-bird; The Impounded Crows; The Piskeys’ Revenge; The Old Sky Woman; Reefy, Reefy Rum; The Little Horses and Horsemen of Padstow; How Jan Brewer was Piskey-laden; The Small People’s Fair; The Piskeys who did Aunt Betsy’s Work; The Piskeys Who carried their Beds; and, The Fairy Whirlwind.