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Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae

Hardback

Main Details

Title Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Elizabeth Dearnley
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Horror and ghost stories
Classic horror and ghost stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780712354301
ClassificationsDewey:823.0873808
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 11 November 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'You see - no, you do not, but I see - such curious faces: and the people to whom they belong flit about so oddly, often at your elbow when you least expect it, and looking close into your face, as if they were searching for someone - who may be thankful, I think, if they do not find him.' There was an enormous fascination with fairies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which popularised depictions of benevolent winged friends and things of fragile beauty. But in wider folklore, the creatures of the fey are of a much more unsettling and otherworldly stock. Taking inspiration from folk tales and medieval legends, writers of weird tales and ghost stories such as Arthur Machen, M R James and Charlotte Riddell proved that fairies, elves, goblins and their ilk were something to be feared and respected as our ancestors did. This new collection of stories pairs strange creatures with frightening encounters to revive the fearsome past of the fairy folk.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Dearnley is a folklorist, artist and researcher based at the University of London and the University of Wolverhampton. Her work explores fairy tales, horror and collective storytelling, and she has curated several projects including immersive 1940s Red Riding Hood retelling Big Teeth, and The Sandman for the Freud Museum, London. Her anthology Into the London Fog was published in the British Library Tales of the Weird series.

Reviews

"A fantastic collection of stories that really explores how rich and dark fairy literature can be. . . . A must have for fans of the fae." --A Cat, a Book, and a Cup of Tea