Timeless Tales from the Summer Lands: An illustrated collection of Cornish stories in verse, revised and updated

Author:   Tony Cottrell ,  Barry Cottrell
Publisher:   drivenline
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781739920555


Pages:   78
Publication Date:   04 April 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Timeless Tales from the Summer Lands: An illustrated collection of Cornish stories in verse, revised and updated


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In 1993 two brothers - a writer and an artist - pooled their talents to produce an illustrated collection of Cornish stories in verse, Tales from the Summer Lands. To celebrate the timeless magic of the Summer Lands, this new, revised and updated edition of the collection incorporates many of the original tales with the addition of some new verses and illustrations, and a catalogue of prints. Tony Cottrell's verse is set in the semi-mythical realm of the Summer Lands to the far southwest of England. Cornwall is unique in being a clearly bounded land still steeped in legend. Here, the veil between the worlds is thin, and while the 'Summer Lands, ' may suggest for some the peaceful Otherworld of the Pagan afterlife, in the title of this book it refers to the mythological landscape itself as a living, creative source that fires and sustains its people. The Summer Lands was home to the Celtic bard who tapped this wellspring of creativity through story-telling. Timeless Tales from the Summer Lands celebrates this tradition through the verses of Tony Cottrell and the artwork of his brother Barry. This revised and updated edition of the original 1993 Tales from the Summer Lands contains some additional verses and images along with detailed information about the linocut illustrations, enabling the book to serve as a catalogue for the prints.

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Author:   Tony Cottrell ,  Barry Cottrell
Publisher:   drivenline
Imprint:   drivenline
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.136kg
ISBN:  

9781739920555


ISBN 10:   1739920554
Pages:   78
Publication Date:   04 April 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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...a haunting and unique collection of poetry, and with such striking, original artwork. WALKER BOOKS


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Tony Cottrell is a poet, novelist, playwright, actor, and resident of Polruan, Cornwall. His comic novel, Mena Dhu: A Cornish Comedy, was published by Brown Dog Books in 2020. His novels, verse and short stories include his recent book, Fowey River Writings (2021). He is Director of Polruan Theatre Company, where his most recent pantomine production, Sleeping Beauty, was performed in February 2022. Barry Cottrell is an artist-printmaker, specialising in 'the driven line' - burin engraving on copper, wood and lino. He is also an author and book publisher: his most recent books of shamanic incantations, 'Sounding Eternity' and 'Beautiful Dream', were published in 2021 and 2022 respectively by drivenLine.

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