Magical Folk: British and Irish Fairies, 500 AD to the Present

Author(s): Simon Young

Fairy & Faery

Fairies feature in films and on TV, but through the ages there have been many actual sightings in Britain, Ireland and North America. Now, the digitisation of local newspapers and ephemera has opened another Aladdin's cave of sources. For the first time, Magical Folk traces their hidden footsteps from 500 AD to the present. In Southern England Master Dobbs, who ended up as Harry Potter character 'Dobby', often shows himself, while in Ireland fairies may be the dead, Scotland harbors theterrifying Whoopity Stoorie, and homesick North America magical folk may dunk you in the Atlantic ocean. Also included are findings from the Fairy Census, the survey of modern sightings around the world.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781783341023
  • : Gibson Square Books, Limited
  • : Gibson Square Books
  • : 0.01
  • : 01 November 2021
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Simon Young
  • : Simon Young
  • : 398.210941
  • : 398.210941
  • : English
  • : English
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback