Scilly and its Legends

by Henry John Whitfield

23 chapters5h 55mEnglish1852

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A travel journal to the Scilly Islands written in the Nineteenth Century. It records Scillonian legends and folklore. There are brief diversions into period racism. -Summary by Timothy Ferguson

Chapters (22)

1Introductory Chapter

499

2Voyage from Penzance to Scilly

571

3Legend: Lethowsow, or Lyonesse

1285

4St Mary's

1127

5Tollman Head : A Legend of Old Town

1033

6St Mary's No.2

838

7St Mary's No.3

543

8Legend of Holy Vale

1342

9Bryher

758

10Tresco

487

11Legend : The Knight and the Dwarf

2333

12Menawavr, and the Eastern Isles

415

13Tresco No.2

272

14A Legend of Piper's-Hole

1379

15Tresco No.3

315

16Legend: The Dane's Grave

1259

17St Martin's

797

18A Cruise Round the Western Isles

665

19St Agnes

933

20The Legend of St Warna

951

21Popular Superstitions

1038

22Appendix

2377

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