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Fairies and Fairy Stories
Diane Purkiss
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Description for Fairies and Fairy Stories
Paperback. From the dangerous beings of ancient myths and medieval folklore, to the sanitized 'wingy thingies' of Shakespeare and the Victorians, and even modern myths of alien abduction, this book presents a history of fairies. It tells that they have a darker and menacing history - as troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 200. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
From the dangerous beings of ancient myths and medieval folklore, to the sanitized wingy thingies of Shakespeare and the Victorians, and even modern myths of alien abduction, this book presents a history of fairies. It tells that they have a darker and menacing history - as troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752440736
SKU
V9780752440736
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Diane Purkiss
Diane Purkiss graduated from the University of Queensland before taking her D.Phil at Merton College, Oxford. She worked as professor of English at Exeter Universiry before becoming senior tutor in English at Keble College, Oxford. She specialises in the supernatural, women's writing and folklore, and has written several books on women's history and witchcraft, notably 'The Witch in History'. She ... Read more
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