Fearsome Fairies

Haunting Tales of the Fae

Elizabeth Dearnley

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English

British Library Publishing
09 February 2022

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Classic horror & ghost stories

Fearsome Fairiestaps into the enormous fascination with fairies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and includes cornerstone authors of the Weird genre such as Arthur Machen, M R James and Charlotte Riddell.

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, butterfly-winged beings and glittering pantomime figures. But the fae have always had a more sinister side. Taking inspiration from folk tales and medieval legends, the works of weird tale and ghost story writers such as Arthur Machen, M. R. James, Angela Carter and Charlotte Riddell show that fairies, goblins and other supernatural entities could be something far more unsettling.

Delving into a frightening realm of otherworldly creatures from banshees to changelings, this new collection of stories revives and revels in the fearsome power of the fairy folk.

Edited by: Elizabeth Dearnley
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm,
ISBN: 9780712354301
ISBN 10: 0712354301
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 09 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae

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