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The Case of the Cottingley Fairies (Paperback)

by Joe Cooper (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 236 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; New Ed edition (5 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671010263
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671010263
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 392,353 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This biography examines whether two cousins, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, really witnessed and photographed fairies in the suburb of Cottingley in Bradford over 70 years ago. It questions why people such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edward Gardner were convinced that the photographs were genuine. This text reveals what the author discovered about the case of the Cottingley fairies, as he worked with the two cousins for six years for the purpose of his research, and found that some of their prevarications become confessions. However, it also explains how, to her death Frances maintained that "There were fairies at Cottingley", and how one of the photographs has never been satisfactorily explained. Giving an insider's perspective on the case of the Cottingley fairies, this biography reveals a great deal about the human will to believe the incredible.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant account of an unbelievable tale, 15 Nov 2000
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One of my favourite stories, The Cottingley Fairies, based in the village of Cottingley near Bradford. Two young girls fooled so many with their fairy pictures. Simple cut outs of fairies, photographed with a simple, box camera. Arthur Conan Doyle was their greatest believer, author of Sherlock Holmes,and an intelligent man, who went to his grave still believing the photographs to be genuine. He even wrote a book "The Coming of the Fairies" which is still in print today. The two girls still kept their secret until old age. In 1982 the girls (then old women) admitted to the trickery of four of the photographs, claiming that the fifth was not a fake. So do Fairies really exsist? This book is a brilliant portrayal of the events that took place many years ago in that village. How did two young girls manage to fool so many? The answer is clear, we all want to believe in something. This book is a must for all fairy lovers out there, a sheer delight.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unexplained Mystery, 13 Sep 2002
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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I first read this book some years ago and it was a gripping read. Like a mystery thriller it was difficult to put down. Now accepted as an elaborate hoax which Joe Cooper fails to explain in his well written narrative. What remains unexplained to this day is exactly how the two girls Frances and Elsie achieved it. Attempts to emulate the hoax have failed. I am not convinced that the final photograph is genuine though; maybe it was their way of maintaining the myth in fairies. After all, there are many people out there who actually believe in the existence of fairies, so it seems logical to maintain their faith. You must read this book however, and then make up your own mind. A very satisfying, even though unexplainable, read.
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