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Imagine, if you will, peculiar visages that dance at the edge of your vision—faces that belong to beings who flit about with uncanny purpose, often materialising beside you when least expected. They peer intently into your countenance, as if searching for someone who, I daresay, ought to be grateful should they remain undiscovered.
While the Victorian and Edwardian eras saw a surge of interest in fairies, popularising images of benign winged companions and delicate ethereal beings, the broader folklore paints a far more disquieting picture. The creatures of the fey, as our forebears knew, are of a decidedly more unsettling and otherworldly nature.
Drawing upon folk tales and medieval lore, masters of the weird and ghostly such as Arthur Machen, M R James and Charlotte Riddell demonstrated that fairies, elves, goblins and their ilk were entities to be feared and respected, much as our ancestors did. This fresh anthology marries strange beings with chilling encounters, breathing new life into the terrifying legacy of the fairy folk.
Book ISBN: | 9780712354301 |
Book Weight: | 800g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
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