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Excerpt from Kynance Cove: On the Cornish Smugglers; A Tale of the Last Century
The following tale is not one of mere fiction, for most of the events related in these pages actually occurred in that neighbourhood, and are related even now by the old inhabitants when they meet with a stranger willing to listen to them.
It is a remarkable fact that the broad Cornish dialect was not spoken in the Lizard district some years ago as it was in most other parts of the county. The inhabitants seemed to be a distinct race. The men were generally taller and more robust than those found in the mining districts; and the women had, and many of them still retain, the dark hair and eyes and regular features of the Spaniard - the cause of which, though attempts have been made to account for it, is still Open to conjecture.
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The following tale is not one of mere fiction, for most of the events related in these pages actually occurred in that neighbourhood, and are related even now by the old inhabitants when they meet with a stranger willing to listen to them.
It is a remarkable fact that the broad Cornish dialect was not spoken in the Lizard district some years ago as it was in most other parts of the county. The inhabitants seemed to be a distinct race. The men were generally taller and more robust than those found in the mining districts; and the women had, and many of them still retain, the dark hair and eyes and regular features of the Spaniard - the cause of which, though attempts have been made to account for it, is still Open to conjecture.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
William Bentinck Forfar
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266214342
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 171
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Author
William Bentinck Forfar
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330994504
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 173
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