{"product_id":"9780241777725-a-dictionary-of-fairies","title":"A Dictionary of Fairies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies and Other Supernatural Creatures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate folklorist’s guide to the supernatural creatures of Britain and Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHairy Jack. The Fairy Widower. Jenny Greenteeth. Selkies. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor millennia people have glimpsed mysterious beings out of the corner of their eye, as if our reality were interleaved with another. These creatures – known as fairies – take on every conceivable shape and size and live wherever people tell stories, their temperaments as variable as the weather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Briggs, the most important folklorist of the twentieth century, dedicated her life to the study of British and Irish fairies. In this, her crowning achievement, she catalogues every supernatural creature known to have been spotted, rumoured or described in these isles, from Kate Crackernuts of Orkney to the wish hounds of Dartmoor to the banshees of Ireland. The result is an astonishing archive of age-old folk belief, but beware: if we don’t tell the tale of dreadful Skriker with his padding feet and fearful screams, or if we don’t pay our respects to wise old Apple-Tree Man with his head full of orchard secrets, these fairies will disappear forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and earthy hoard, a trove of stories for every budding folklorist to treasure, steward and share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125688123766,"sku":"9780241777725","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241777725-a-dictionary-of-fairies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}