"A study of Dame Ethel Smyth and The Wreckers" commissioned by the Duchy Opera for its production of 'The Wreckers'. Bert Biscoe, bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, explores the complexities which lie behind it, and "discovers a wonderful, baffling Edwardian whirlwind - Ethel Smyth."

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ANGLETWITCH & POPPYDOCKS: CORNISH DIALECT WORDS, RHYMES & STORIES edited by George Pritchard

£5.00

A miscellany of dialect collected and written by 'Old Cornwall' members and Societies, with some of the dialect stories entered in Gorsedh Kernow competitions.

ANGLETWITCH & POPPYDOCKS: CORNISH DIALECT WORDS, RHYMES & STORIES edited by George Pritchard

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AT A WEDDING WITH YEATS IN TURIN by Bert Biscoe

£3.50

Another collection of poems by  the Truro-based politician, poet, stage manager, musician and bard of the Cornish Gorsedh.

AT A WEDDING WITH YEATS IN TURIN by Bert Biscoe

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CORNISH FOR ALL, A GUIDE TO UNIFIED CORNISH, by R Morton Nance

£9.95

As well as the language-learning guide, this facsimile of the 4th edition contains a CD recording with the author's voice of Jowan Chy an Horth (John of Chyanhor) and Conversations at an Inn after Andrew Boorde, c1540.

CORNISH FOR ALL, A GUIDE TO UNIFIED CORNISH, by R Morton Nance

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CRYGYON KERNOW OGAS HA PELL by Ann Trevenen Jenkin

£7.00

The title translates as "Cornish ripples near and far", and indeed most of the poems are in English, some bilingual. They are the work of an 'Old Cornwall' member and former Grand Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh. "...The verse of a frontline ambassador to many parts of the Cornish world, drinking in the gifts of Cornwall, the delights of its culture, the emotions of its landscape..." (Bert Biscoe).

CRYGYON KERNOW OGAS HA PELL by Ann Trevenen Jenkin

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DAVY AND DEMELZA MEET..., by Hilary Geary

£4.00

A four-story booket aimed at children and introducing them via Davy and Demelza to Dolly Pentreath, Richard Trevithick, Humphrey Davy, and the Reverend Hawker.   Illustrated by Andrea Batten.

DAVY AND DEMELZA MEET..., by Hilary Geary

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DOG WHO WALKED TO LONDON by Ann Trevenen Jenkin

£5.99

The story of the march by the Cornish to Blackheath in 1997 in commemoration of the ultimately tragic protest 500 years before by Michael Joseph an Gof and Thomas Flamank against new taxes imposed by the king - but this is told in the first person as if by Brengy, the author's dog.

DOG WHO WALKED TO LONDON by Ann Trevenen Jenkin

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GLOSSARY OF THE CORNISH DIALECT by K C Phillipps

£4.99

Ken Phillipps was a well-known authority on Cornish dialect, and a writer for the academic as well as general reader.   This is a lively and entertaining book, principally a glossary, of course, but with a valuable introduction to the sounds, grammar and localised divisions within Cornwall.

GLOSSARY OF THE CORNISH DIALECT by K C Phillipps

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LITTLE BIG BOOK OF SEASIDE HOLIDAYS by Mary Quick

£4.50

A charming childrens' book illustrated by Steve Martin, about Katherine and the Joanie doll she is given. As the story progresses, it introduces all the elements of what makes a Cornish holiday, especially one in St Ives.

LITTLE BIG BOOK OF SEASIDE HOLIDAYS by Mary Quick

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MERYON, A CORNISH FOLK TALE by Gill Peters

£5.99

A children's book, delightfully illustrated by Barbara Peters, telling the story [in English] of Meryon's magical adventure.

MERYON, A CORNISH FOLK TALE by Gill Peters

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AN OERWYNS, THE BLIZZARD, by William Penrose

£2.50

A personal account of the Great Blizzard of 1891 in parallel Cornish and English. The author, a farmer, having made a visit to Truro, was stranded at Penzance when the bus had left early. He chose to walk to his home at St Just through the appalling conditions.

AN OERWYNS, THE BLIZZARD, by William Penrose

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POEMS FROM THE VINEYARD by Penelope Tremayne

£12.50

Author of a number of published books, covering travels and autobiography, Penelope Tremayne has also been a lifelong poet. This volume of poetry contains 90 examples of her writing.

POEMS FROM THE VINEYARD by Penelope Tremayne

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