Fairies : a dangerous history / Richard Sugg.
How dangerous were fairies? In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from fallen angels, and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Despite their modern image as gauzy playmates, the fairies feared by ordinar...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2018.
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| Physical Description: | 279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction
- Origins, appearance, locations
- Sightings, meetings, signs
- Fairy dangers
- Literature and art
- Fairy magic: 1800 to the present
- Conclusion: the green mist.