Enys Tregarthen

Born as Nellie Sloggett in Padstow, Cornwall, she published under the names Enys Tregarthen and Nellie Cornwall. She is remembered as an author and folklorist whose work drew deeply on the storytelling traditions of her home region.

Her books are closely tied to Cornish folklore, especially the world of piskeys and other supernatural beings from local legend. Titles associated with her include North Cornwall Fairies and Legends and The Piskey-Purse, works that helped carry oral traditions from Cornwall into print for new generations of readers.

Sources found during this search agree that illness in her teens left her disabled for the rest of her life, and that much of her writing grew out of a strong connection to place, memory, and folk tradition. Even now, her work stands out for its affection for Cornwall and for the way it keeps regional folklore vivid and approachable.