The Married Widows of Cornwall

The Married Widows of Cornwall
Author: Lesley Trotter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2018-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781999610401

One of the untold stories of 19th century emigration from Cornwall is that of the wives 'left behind' by men leaving to work overseas. The unsung heroines of many Cornish families, these women are shown as active participants in family strategies, while poignant individual stories reveal their vulnerability of life as a 'married widow'.

Wives - Mothers - Daughters - Widows

Wives - Mothers - Daughters - Widows
Author: Sue Appleby
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2024-06-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1805148893

“Cornwall has for centuries been the source of migrants to all parts of the world. This has generated a broad literature on Cornish emigration and the Cornish abroad, much of it concentrated on the better-known destinations of the USA, Australia, and South Africa; related to the international mining industry of the 19th century; and dominated by men and their stories. Appleby breaks the mould by examining the lives of female indentured servants, wives of mariners, miners, and missionaries, and ‘ladies of quality’, who, for many different reasons, spent time in the Caribbean. There has been a gathering tide of research and literature into the lives of Cornish women in recent years but, so far, less work has concentrated on the women of the Cornish diaspora, so this new book is a very welcome addition to that literature.” Dr Lesley Trotter, Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter. Wives - Mothers - Daughters - Widows is the first book to examine the lives of Cornish women who left their homes to spend time in the Caribbean colonies.

MARRIED WIDOWS

MARRIED WIDOWS
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2016-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781372011719

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Wife and Widow in Medieval England

Wife and Widow in Medieval England
Author: Sue Sheridan Walker
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1993
Genre: England
ISBN: 9780472104154

Examines the role of women in medieval law and society

Cornish Gothic, 1830-1913

Cornish Gothic, 1830-1913
Author: Joan Passey
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1786839938

This book asks why so many authors drew on Cornwall for inspiration across the long nineteenth century, and considers the seismic cultural changes in Cornwall that spurred this interest – from the collapse of the mining industry to the developing national rail network; from the birth of tourism to the neomedieval rise in interest in King Arthur. Understanding frequently overlooked Cornwall in this period is vital to understanding Gothic literature, the Victorian imagination, intellectual and creative networks, and attitudes towards regionality. The first part of the book considers landscape and legend, defining a mining Gothic tradition, exposing the shipwreck as Gothic mastertrope, and demonstrating how antiquarians drew from Cornish legends and lore. The second part explores encounters with modernity, investigating the impact of railway expansion on access to Cornwall, the development of a Cornish King Arthur as a key figure of Victorian masculinity, and the specific features of the Cornish ghost story.