[PDF] The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Fairies eBook

Author : Anna Franklin
Publisher : Collins & Brown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 9781843402404

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For hundreds of years, fairies have enchanted imaginations, stirred awe and fear, and inspired a treasure trove of wonderful stories. Filled with hundreds of exquisite illustrations, this comprehensive directory provides a global, multi-ethnic, multicultural overview of fairies large and small, from tree spirits to winged sprites. Nearly 3,000 entries, arranged alphabetically from the South African Abatwa to the German Zwerge, offer glimpses into other worlds and times. There are creatures from Celtic and Scandinavian traditions, Greek and Norse mythology, Native American culture, the Far East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and more--all cross-referenced so it's easy to explore the themes that span the globe. An extensive introduction examines the origins of fairy folklore and provides general background on common beliefs.

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 9780722655375

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A "Who's Who" of fairyland, with entries by fairy name and additional legends, songs, and anecdotes within each entry.

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher :
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780415291576

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This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Author : Heather Fawcett
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593500148

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this “incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic” (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series. “A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, PopSugar Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people. So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, muddle Emily’s research, and utterly confound and frustrate her. But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones—the most elusive of all faeries—lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she’ll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all—her own heart. Book One of the Emily Wilde Series

Author : Emily Hawkins
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 0711247668

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Fairies are all around us--you just need to look carefully and you'll see signs of them everywhere. Written and compiled by the esteemed botanist Professor Arbour, prepare to be amazed as we discover everything there is to know about the natural history of fairies.

Author : David Larkin
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 0553346342

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Edited by David Larkin. Two talented artists explore the world of faeries in myths, legends, and folklore.

Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 23,90 MB
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476612420

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Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.

Author : Pierre Dubois
Publisher : Pavilion
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 25,10 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 9781862056596

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No other book can compare or yield the detailed information that we all seek from the time we are tiny children about the habits and habitats of those shy creatures with wings that leap from the pages of our childhood reading to populate our fleeting fantasmagorical and adult consciousness. On these haunting pages you will find depictions of 150 species of what we must categorise as 'faeries'. Seven (what other number could suffice?) chapters summon forth the Faeries of the Air and the Wind, the Faeries from the Fire, Worldly Faeries, Faeries of Sea and Spring, the Maidens from Green Kingdoms and the Airy-Faeries from the land of Dreams. The secrets of their habits and habitats, their riches and rags, their appearances and disappearances are uncovered and their sizes and shapes - never before revealed - are hinted at. This is a book for all the family to relish and read, a feast for the eyes, a fund of stories, facts and fiction, myths and mythology, full of fun and puns to captivate and enchant.

Author : Lucy Cooper
Publisher : HarperThorsons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 9780007935116

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The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies explores the history, legends, and mythology of these little peoples.

Author : Lesley M. M. Blume
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 037586203X

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A lavishly illustrated reference to the world of modern fairies shares practical advice for recognizing good and bad fairies and includes eight cautionary tales about fairy encounters in New York.