Wilkie Collins on Cornwall

WILKIE COLLINS (1824–1889) was the author of the popular early detective novels The Woman in White and The Moonstone.HENRY BRANDLING (1823–1897) was a landscape artist and member of the Royal Academy.RICK STEIN is a chef, restaurateur, writer and television presenter. His series Rick Stein’s Cornwall aired on BBC One from 2021–3.

• FOREWORD by Rick Stein1 A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION2 A CORNISH FISHING TOWN3 HOLY WELLS AND DRUID RELICS4 CORNISH PEOPLE5 LOE POOL6 THE LIZARD7 THE PILCHARD FISHERY8 THE LAND’S END9 BOTALLACK MINE10 THE MODERN DRAMA IN CORNWALL11 THE ANCIENT DRAMA IN CORNWALL12 THE NUNS OF MAWGAN13 LEGENDS OF THE NORTHERN COASTNOTES

The joy of the whole book is that it’s so well written and feels so modern.