An edition of The Vanishing People (1978)

The vanishing people

fairy lore and legends

1st American ed.

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An edition of The Vanishing People (1978)

The vanishing people

fairy lore and legends

1st American ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings) ·
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

A book of traditional fairy lore. Internationally acclaimed as one of Britain's most respected folklore scholars, Katharine Briggs(1898-1980) was also one of the most popular authors in the field. These selected works provide some of her landmark writings, spanning the whole of her publishing career, from 1959 to 1980.

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Pantheon Books
Language
English
Pages
218

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Subjects

Fairy tales, Fairies, History and criticism
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Cover of: The vanishing people
The vanishing people: fairy lore and legends
1978, Pantheon Books
Hardcover in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: The vanishing people
The vanishing people: a study of traditional fairy beliefs
1978, B.T. Batsford, Pantheon Books
in English
Cover of: The vanishing people
The vanishing people: fairy lore and legends
1978, Pantheon Books
in English - 1st American ed.

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Table of Contents

The supernatural passage of time in Fairyland
The origins of fairy beliefs and beliefs about fairy origins
The Trooping Fairies
House spirits
Nature fairies
Fairy habitations
Fairy midwives and fairy changelings
Captives in Fairyland
Powers exercised by the fairies
Fairy dealings with mortals
Fairy patrons and fairy wives
Fairy morality
Fairy sports
Notes and references
Glossary of fairies
Book list
Index of tale types
Motif index
General index

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [203]-206.
Includes indexes.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1978

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.2/1
Library of Congress
GR549 .B75 1978

Contributors

Illustrator
Mary I. French

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
218 p.
Number of pages
218
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4741701M
ISBN 10
0394502485
ISBN 13
9780394502489
LCCN
78053523
OCLC/WorldCat
4055969
Library Thing
250469
Goodreads
1324083

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