What's New?

THE CORNISH LANGUAGE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Kensa Broadhurst
Now available to buy
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THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
Thomas Hardy
First Chapters of the Classics
With full vocabulary support
Work in progress
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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Hans Christian Andersen
Cornish translation now on this website
With full vocabulary support
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Arthur Conan Doyle
First instalment
With full vocabulary support
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15 NEW PODCAST ARTICLES
Nicholas Williams
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NOAH AND THE ARK
Schools edition now incorporates
latest Standard Cornish text from
Origo Mundi
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CLAYHANGER
Arnold Bennett
First Chapters of the Classics
With full vocabulary support
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LOWENDER REDYA
Every Thursday at 20:00
Continuing to read together
AN HOBYS by J.R.R. Tolkien
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ORIGO MUNDI
The first play of the Cornish Ordinalia
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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CREACYON AN BËS
The Creation of the World
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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SUMMER SCHOOL WORKSHEETS
All ten have now been published
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ON FIRST LOOKING INTO CHAPMAN'S HOMER
Last four lines of this poem by John Keats
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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
Famous novel by Anthony Hope
With full vocabulary support
Now available on-line
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STUDH AN YÊTH
A Quantitative Study of the Cornish Language
Davyth Fear
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RIP VAN WINKLE
Classic tale by Washington Irving
With full vocabulary support
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KEGYN ESTHER
Promotional video released
by Pellwolok an Gernowegva
for new series coming soon
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CARA KERNOWEK 4
for those progressing to
Common European Framework Level B2
Already road-tested in weekly class
Publication now expected October 2025

TRISTAN HAG ISOLT
A.S.D. Smith 'Caradar'
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
Marking 75 years since the death of the first great writer of Revived Cornish
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TRISTAN HAG ISOLT
as completed by
David Watkins 'Carer Brynyow'
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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KESCOWS NEBES MOY
Cornish for Everyday Life
Vocabulary supplementary to Gerlyver Kescows
On-line second edition currently as far as Section 18-J Animals: Fish etc
Each section now also downloadable in pdf format
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On this website you can listen to hundreds of
PODCAST ARTICLES
by Nicholas Williams
Each one accompanied by the full written text
Traditional Cornish, crystal-clear pronunciation, encyclopaedic knowledge
Professor Williams is one of the foremost teachers of the Cornish language
Latest article count: 530
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ANIMAL FARM
Famous satire by George Orwell
With full vocabulary support
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GOOD-BYE, MR CHIPS
Famous novella by James Hilton
With full vocabulary support
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JOWAN CHY AN HORDH
John of Chyannor
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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BÊWNANS KE
The Life of St Kea
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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BÊWNANS MERYASEK
The Life of St Meriadoc
New on-line edition in Standard Cornish
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CARA KERNOWEK 1
Taking complete beginners to
Common European Framework Level A1
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK 2
For those progressing to
Common European Framework Level A2
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK 3
For those progressing to
Common European Framework Level B1
The coursebook may also be downloaded in pdf format
With on-line model answers for the exercises so you can check your own work
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CARA KERNOWEK INDEX
Bilingual consolidated index to the first three coursebooks
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FIRST CHAPTERS OF THE CLASSICS
to read in Cornish on this website
All with comprehensive glossary supplementing on-line
GERLYVER KESCOWS
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Find direct links on this website
to every weekly Cornish language radio show
produced by
Matthi ab Dewi
in the past 12 months
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Altogether there are over 60 different works of literature
to read in Cornish on-line on this website
including two whole novels
An Nawnjek Stap warn Ugans
(John Buchan's The Thirty-nine Steps)
An Prysner in Castel Zenda
(Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda)
and a whole novella
Benatuw, Mêster Chyps
(James Hilton's Good-bye, Mr Chips)
and a whole satire
Amêthva an Bestas
(George Orwell's Animal Farm)
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