The Coming of the Fairies (1922)

I thought this worth a look for curiosity's sake to see what led the great author to be convinced that fairies really existed. This short book focuses on: whether the Cottingley photos could have been tampered with; accounts of alleged sightings around the world by various people; and, most strangely, another spiritualist's views on how fairies fit into natural processes like pollination, and discussion of different races and colours of fairies in different parts of the world. While he is hugely sympathetic, Doyle does not come right out and say fairies definitely exist; but, it is certainly the outcome that he wishes to be given just that final evidential push to become, in his view, a certainty. 3/5 ( )

Just when you think fairies might actually be real ... ( )