Fearsome Fairies

Haunting Tales of the Fey

Fearsome Fairies
Elizabeth Dearnley
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Hardback
h210 x 148mm - 288pg
21 Oct 2021 UK
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9780712354301
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' You see - no, you do not, but I see - such curious faces: and the people to whom they belong flit about so oddly, often at your elbow when you least expect it, and looking close into your face, as if they were searching for someone - who may be thankful, I think, if they do not find him. ' There was an enormous fascination with fairies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which popularised depictions of benevolent winged friends and things of fragile beauty. But in wider folklore, the creatures of the fey are of a much more unsettling and otherworldly stock. Taking inspiration from folk tales and medieval legends, writers of weird tales and ghost stories such as Arthur Machen, M R James and Charlotte Riddell proved that fairies, elves, goblins and their ilk were something to be feared and respected as our ancestors did. This new collection of stories pairs strange creatures with frightening encounters to revive the fearsome past of the fairy folk.
Elizabeth Dearnley is a folklorist, artist and researcher based at the University of London and the University of Wolverhampton. Her work explores fairy tales, horror and collective storytelling, and she has curated several projects including immersive 1940s Red Riding Hood retelling Big Teeth, and The Sandman for the Freud Museum, London. Her anthology Into the London Fog was published in the British Library Tales of the Weird series.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780712354301
Published: 21 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Pages: 288

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