Arthur L. Salmon wrote The Cornwall Coast, published in 1910. His coastal descriptions combine landscape, travel and local traditions, making the book a useful record of how Cornwall was presented to readers at that time.
At the Gannel he described the low-tide crossing at Penpoll, now usually written Penpol, and the longer journey by Trevemper Bridge when the tide rose. He also retold the warning-spirit legend associated with the crossing. Unlike Arthur H. Norway’s earlier account, Salmon’s passage does not use the name Crake. That distinction helps trace the printed versions without treating them as identical testimony.
Sources
Source 1: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26907/26907-h/26907-h.htm
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