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Faeries (1978)

by Brian Froud (Illustrator), David Larkin (Editor), Alan Lee (Illustrator)

Other authors: Betty Ballantyne (Foreword), Sarah Teale (Editor)

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Identifies and pictures all the faery types including elves, gnomes, pixies, leprechauns, and dryads, drawing from Celtic stories, the English-language oral tradition, and the works of poets to illuminate their ways of life.
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Loved it. Amazing. ( )
  k6gst | Jul 28, 2023 |
Gorgeous book, though. ( )
  candyharlot | Aug 19, 2021 |
This book was one of my favorites in my mother's personal library. From a very young age, I loved studying the illustrations and, later, reading the descriptions. As much as I loved the pretty faeries, I was fascinated even more so by the evil, ugly ones that terrified me (though I couldn't look away). So nostalgic for this book... ( )
  LibroLindsay | Jun 18, 2021 |
It's been many years since I read this classic volume of faerie lore by Froud and Lee, but it still is a complete delight. AS a more adult reader, its helter skelter compilation becomes more stark, but this random design choice pairs well with the equally helter skelter nature of faerie itself and gives the author-illustrators free reign to let their imaginations run wild. I really must delve back into Froud's work, as it is one of my favourite artistic sub-genres, and work a bit harder at getting my hands on more of Lee's work as well. Besides this volume, I really only know him as one of the early illustrators of Tolkien, but I am sure that he must have done a lot more over the years! ( )
  JaimieRiella | Feb 25, 2021 |
I saw this in the library yesterday and remembered reading this book many years ago. I looked at the pictures again - this is a beautiful book! It was definitely worth looking at again. ( )
  Chica3000 | Dec 11, 2020 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Froud, BrianIllustratorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Larkin, DavidEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Lee, AlanIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Ballantyne, BettyForewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Teale, SarahEditorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Frick, JohannesCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Renate ReimannTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Stolte, ReinhardContributorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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The myths and legends about Faerie are many and diverse, and often contradictory. -- From the Preface
By Way of Introduction:  We say "by way of" because there really is no introduction to the world of Faerie.
Foreword:  Brian Froud has described faeries as "elusive, mutable, delight in being tricksy and will not sit still for long."
The myths and legends about Faerie are many and diverse, and often contradictory.
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kritisch durchgesehene und zum Teil neu gestaltete Ausgabe des 1979 im Stalling Verlag (Oldenburg) erschienenen "Das große Buch der Geister"
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Identifies and pictures all the faery types including elves, gnomes, pixies, leprechauns, and dryads, drawing from Celtic stories, the English-language oral tradition, and the works of poets to illuminate their ways of life.

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Beware the Fair Folk
They do not come from Disney
They will steal your soul

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