The
Real World of Fairies: A First-Person Account
by Dora Van Gelder
Less than a century ago, particularly in Celtic countries, fairies
were not dismissed so much as superstition but rather as a force to be
reckoned with. It's curious that activities now attributed to aliens, such
as crop circles and abductions, were once considered the ken of fairies;
fairies today are merely woodland nymphs of yore by another name.
Dora Van Gelder, author and former president of the Theosophical Society,
was born 95 years ago. She saw these little creatures as a child in the
northern California redwood forests and woodlands of the Pacific Northwest.
One has to wonder at how much change Van Gelder has seen, especially how
dreadfully our relationship to the natural world (of which fairies are
so much a part) has changed in the second half of the 20th century. At
the very least, Van Gelder's matter-of-fact descriptions of the various
types of fairies and tree spirits will charm you. And maybe the book will
help you to see through the blinders of modern life and into mystical realms.
As an added bonus, this second edition of the 1977 classic has a new introduction
by Celtic folk expert Caitlin Matthews, which places belief in the fairy
realm into fascinating historical perspective.. --Randall Cohan - Amazon.com
Paperback: 160 pages
Quest Books; ISBN: 0835607798; 2nd edition (May 1999)
Cherokee
Little People : The Secrets and Mysteries of the Yunwi Tsunsdi
Lynn Lossiah, Ernie Lossiah (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1998
The
Deetkatoo : Native American Stories About Little People
John Bierhorst (Editor), Ron Hilbert Coy (Illustrator)
Bierhorst presents 22 tales, varying in length and complexity, about
little people, from 14 Native American groups, including the Inuit, Aztec,
and Maya cultures.
School & Library Binding / Published 1998
Earth
Light : The Ancient Path to Transformation Rediscovering the Wisdom of
Celtic & Faery Lore
R. J. Stewart (Preface), Miranda Gray (Illustrator)
Paperback / Published 1998
Enchantment
of the Faerie Realm : Communicate With Nature Spirits and Elementals
Ted Andrews
Paperback: 240 pages
Llewellyn Publications; ISBN: 0875420028; (May 1993)
Faeries
David Larkin (Editor), et al
Paperback: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap)
ISBN: 0553346342; Reissue edition (November 1979) |
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Fairies
: Real Encounters With Little People
Janet Bord
Paperback / Published 1998
The
Fairies: Photographic Evidence of the Existence of Another World
Suza Scalora (Illustrator)
Long the spritely subject of myth and folklore, it seems that even
today fairies are alive and well, flitting about on the fringes of what
we consider reality. Suza Scalora collects the evidence in The Fairies:
Photographic Evidence of the Existence of Another World, presenting color-drenched
photographs of fairies captured by her stealthy lens. After seeing her
first fairy, "a small green creature with delicate yellow wings that sparkled
in the sun," she went on a mission: "I set out across the world to catalog
and photograph every fairy I could find." Indeed, each ethereal being is
carefully classified by its common name, other names, sighting date and
location, and history. For fellow fairy fanciers, peak sighting seasons
and lures are also provided (pencils attract Eugenie, the Emerald Forest
Fairy, while black volcanic sand is required for Ophelia, the Pearl-White
Fairy). Whether you're a believer or not, the prints are truly beautiful,
and Scalora's passionate, detailed descriptions will at least make you
want to consider the possibility that these diminutive creatures exist.
Fairy aficionados will also want to check out Brian Froud's much acclaimed
Faeries and its lovely sequel, Good Faeries, Bad Faeries. --Brangien
Davis - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 48 pages
Harpercollins Juvenile Books; ISBN: 0060282347; (November
1999) |
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Fairies
Elizabeth Ratisseau(Compiler)
Hardcover: 48 pages
Laughing Elephant; ISBN: 1883211123; (January 1999)
A
Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, & Other Subversive Spirits
Dinah MacK, Carol K. Mack
The Macks divert our gaze from our contemporary red-faced, cloven-hoofed
misrepresentation of demons to remind us of the ancient roles demons were
originally assigned to play. From the Tommyknockers of North American mountain
mines to the South African Mbulu that waits in the river for lone travelers,
A Field Guide to Demons classifies these creatures by their domains--water,
mountain, forest--rather than in alphabetical or cultural order, dishing
out antique and contemporary lore on these most misunderstood of spirits.
A Field Guide to Demons melds folklore and mythology; maintains a surprisingly
evenhanded view of demons; and reveals their role as the necessary challenger
to established order, the antagonist--without which there could be no hero--and
the darkness through which goodness shines brightest. --Brian Patterson
- Amazon.com
Paperback: 296 pages
Henry Holt (Paper); ISBN: 080506270X; (October 1999)
A
Field Guide to Irish Fairies
Bob Curran, Andrew Whitson (Illustrator)
Hardcover / Published 1998
Irish
Leprechaun Stories
Bairbre McCarthy
Paperback / Published 1998
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Spirits,
Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins : An Encyclopedia
by Carol Rose
Paperback - 369 pages (August
1998)
W W Norton & Co; ISBN:
0393317927
Irish
Wonders : The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies,
Witches, Widows, and Other Marvels of the Emerald Isle
by David Rice McAnally, H. R. Heaton (Illustrator)
Hardcover Reprint edition
(February 1997)
Grammercy; ISBN: 0517123967
The
World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People
by Thomas Keightley
(Hardcover - September 2000)
Gnomes
by Wil Huygen, Rien Poortvliet (Illustrator)
(Hardcover - September 1997)
Kender,
Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (Dragonlance Tales, Vol 2)
by Margaret Weis (Editor), Tracy Hickman (Editor)
(Mass Market Paperback - August 1987)
Gnomes
in the Garden: True Stories of the Celtic Faery
by David M. Swing, Carol G Swing
(Paperback)
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The
Fairy Garden Documentary ~ By Princess Ena A Princess Book Collection (
Fairies Angels Angel Gnome Gnomes Elf Elves Pixie Pixy Sprite Myth Mythology
)
by Princess Ena
(Paperback)
The
Little People: Stories of Fairies, Pixies, and Other Small Folk
by Neil Philip, et al
(Hardcover - September 2002)
Flower Fairies 2005 Calendar
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Lady
Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book
by Terry Jones, Brian Froud (Illustrator)
(Hardcover)
Flower
Fairies Secret World
by Cicely Mary Barker, Cicely Mary Baker
Hardcover from Frederick Warne & Co
Book Published: February, 2003 |
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The
Complete Book of the Flower Fairies (Flower Fairies Collection)
by Cicely Mary Barker
(Hardcover - September 1997)
The
Faeries' Oracle
by Brian Froud (Illustrator), Jessica Macbeth
(Hardcover - November 2000)
The
Great Encyclopedia of Faeries
by Pierre Dubois, et al
(Hardcover - April 2000)
Essential
Bordertown: A Traveller's Guide to the Edge of Faerie
by Terri Windling (Editor), Delia Sherman (Editor)
(Paperback - July 1999)
The
Faerie Queene: A Reader's Guide
by Elizabeth Heale
(Paperback - June 1999)
Spenser:
Faerie Queene
by Edmund Spenser, A. C. Hamilton (Editor)
(Paperback)
Illustrations
and Ornamentation from the Faerie Queen (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by Walter Crane, et al
(Paperback)
The
Books of Faerie: Auberon's Tale
by Bronwyn Carlton, et al
(Paperback - November 1999)
The
World of Fairies
Book Description: Through the magic of international folk and fairy
tales, stories of the author's own invention based on traditional lore,
and lavish illustrations, Gossamer Penwyche opens a portal into the fairies'
mysterious universe. Penwyche has seen and heard these spirits, calling
out to her, so she can bring them vividly to life. Each legend reveals
something special about fairy habits and behaviors and about different
types, from bestial beings to ethereal, formless spirits. All contain a
little lesson learned by mortals who have come in contact with these fantastic
creatures. Encounter Star Maidens from Native American culture; Asrai,
nocturnal water spirits from Scotland; changelings, ailing fairy children
left in place of stolen human babies; mischievous pixies, and many others.
Every one will enchant you. A Selection of One Spirit Book Club.
The Books of Faerie
Bronwyn Carlton, et al
DC Comics Paperback / Published 1998
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Clever Tom and the Leprechaun : An Old Irish Story
Linda Shute
Paperback / Published 1990
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The living world of Faerie
by R.J. Stewart
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A Witch's Guide to Faerie Folk
by Edain McCoy
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Faeries : Doorways to the Enchanted Realm
by Lori Eisenkraft-Palazzola
Hardcover - 96 pages (May
1999)
Smithmark Publishing; ISBN:
0765110539
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Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells : Quentin
Cottington's Journal of Faery Research
by Terry Jones, Brian Froud (Illustrator)
Hardcover - 88 pages (November
1996)
Simon & Schuster; ISBN:
0684832062
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