Cornish Characters and Strange Events
Cornish Characters and Strange Events, published in 1909, is Sabine Baring-Gould's collection of sketches from the history of Cornwall. The subjects range from the astronomer John Couch Adams and the inventor Goldsworthy Gurney to Dolly Pentreath, said to be the last speaker of Cornish, the giant Anthony Payne, the actor Samuel Foote, the regicide Hugh Peters, the wrestler James Polkinghorne, pirates at Penzance, murders, shipwrecks and a ghost or two. Baring-Gould was a parson, squire, novelist and folklorist with a taste for odd documents, and he writes each piece as a story. The book is for dipping into, and it preserves a great deal of local memory that would otherwise be lost. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Is Cornish Characters and Strange Events in the public domain?
Yes. Cornish Characters and Strange Events by S. Baring-Gould is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Cornish Characters and Strange Events?
About 15 h 39 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Cornish Characters and Strange Events?
Cornish Characters and Strange Events by S. Baring-Gould is filed under "History" in the Vinteuil library.
