Magical Folk: A History of Real Fairies, 500ad to the Present

by Simon Young and Ceri Houlbrook

Book Overview

Most of us know fairies from childhood fiction, movies and TV. However, through the ages, it was adults who actually saw fairies in the wild. The digitisation of local newspapers and ephemera has opened an Aladdin's cave of such sightings. For the first time, Magical Folk traces these fairy experiences from 500 AD to the present. In Southern England Master Dobbs-who ended up as Harry Potter character 'Dobby'-often shows himself, while in Ireland...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783341025
• ISBN13: 9781783341023
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Gibson Square
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"