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The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People
A fascinating compendium of folklore, superstitions, and mythology surrounding the 'little people', including discussions of fairy tradition as it appears in great works of English literature.
Hardcover, 608 pages
Published
September 5th 2000
by Gramercy
(first published January 1st 1978)
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Nov 26, 2008
Louise
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folklore buffs. followers of global fairy traditions
I'm re-reading this for the countless time, after purchasing the very reasonably priced hard cover from Amazon.
If you enjoy faerie folklore, this is a must have. Keightley's tome was first titled "The Fairy Mythology," but when he revised and updated this 1880 originally published book, the title was later changed to "The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People".
The book looks at fairy traditions from across the globe: Scandinavia, the British Isles, Germany, with folklor...more
If you enjoy faerie folklore, this is a must have. Keightley's tome was first titled "The Fairy Mythology," but when he revised and updated this 1880 originally published book, the title was later changed to "The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People".
The book looks at fairy traditions from across the globe: Scandinavia, the British Isles, Germany, with folklor...more
This is the only book on the subject, that I've read, that I thought was any good.
It's a good, and fairly lengthy, survey of fairies and fairy tales from around the world.
It's a good, and fairly lengthy, survey of fairies and fairy tales from around the world.
A must read for those interested in folklore.
An historic and philological treatment of fairy mythology. Globally far-reaching but with greatest focus, perhaps, on Britain.
It demands more of the reader than most texts assembled in the following (20th) century yet manages to interest and entertain.
It demands more of the reader than most texts assembled in the following (20th) century yet manages to interest and entertain.
Almost completely focuses on European fairy lore and a bit dry, but lots of information.
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