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What do we know about fairies? A treasure trove of newly digitised information accessed here shows that the Disney image of Tinkerbell is but a weak shorthand for the plethora of different kinds and types inhabiting the British and Irish Isles. Fairy sightings are deeply tied to local areas; even the names can be different. In, for example, Cornwall they are `piskeys'; in parts of Southern and Midland England they are 'pharises'; in Ireland they are sidhe ('si'). But as the new information from digitised local historical sources shows in exciting ways, their local character varies: in Sussex they are puckish but kind, but in the Scottish Highlands or Ireland you might end up dead after an encounter. Are fairies still with us? Yes they are. Included with the book are new sightings of fairies up to the present. In fact, it turns out that there are even travelling Fairies who reached Canada and New England.Product Identifiers
PublisherGibson Square Books LTD
ISBN-139781783341016
eBay Product ID (ePID)28046703202
Product Key Features
Book TitleMagical Folk: British and Irish Fairies: 500 Ad to the Present
AuthorSimon Young, Ceri Houlbrook
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMental Exercise, Mythology
Publication Year2017
Dimensions
Item Height254mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSimon Young, Ceri Houlbrook
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom