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The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries (Hardcover)

by Pierre Dubois (Editor)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (26 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684869578
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684869575
  • Product Dimensions: 30.8 x 24.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 627,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Pavilion Books seems to be specialising in books on the faery world, including the well-known Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Journal, Brian Foud's Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, and Beatrice Phillpotts' The Faeryland Companion.

The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries divides the faery realm into several categories: Maidens of clouds and of time, The faeries of the hearth, The golden queens of the middle world, The faeries of rivers and the sea, The maidens of the green kingdoms, and The ethereal ones of infinite dreams. Within these we find a huge diversity of fair folk from world mythology, from the Norse Valkyries and the Russian Babouchka to Scotland's Mélusine, creatures like the Selkies and Swan Maidens, or Celtic or Arthurian magical figures such as Morgan le Fey and Viviane.

This is a gift book: larger than A4, with colour illustrations by Roland and Claudine Sabatier on every page. It shouldn't be expected to be as comprehensive as, for example, folklorist Katharine Briggs' classic A Dictionary of Fairies. It measures up well, though, to Nancy Arrowsmith's A Field Guide to the Little People, covering as they both do over 70 types of faeries or individual characters. The text, by Pierre Dubois, is considerably more valuable than the pleasant but somewhat stylised artwork; it gives the mythological background, in many cases retelling old folk tales; there are also sidebars on size, appearance, dress, clothes, food, habitat, customs and activities, making this not just an attractive art book but a useful resource. --David V Barrett --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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A collection of fairy stories and legends from throughout the world by a student of folklore includes facts, fiction, and literary references, as well as hundreds of illustrations.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars is full of information,but not for children, 12 Feb 2002
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This book is fabulous and is more suitable for the adult faery lover as there's slight nudity, so it wouldn't be suitable for children. The pictures are simpler lines, reminiscent of illustrations from vintage children's books, with the black outlines and vibrant colours but don't have as much of the details as some of the faery artists i know of. the stories inside are wonderful and dubois provides information on customs, habitat and activities of these little people. This book would make a great gift for any adult faery lover.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Buy, 9 Feb 2005
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I got this book for my 11th birthday and it is a wonderful gift. I snuggled up in bed with this and sat there for ages, just reading and reading. Flick over to any page and you will find something you like. Each creature has 2 pages dedicated to them, with tons of illustrations, habitats, appearences, a story from history, facts, poems, sightings and myths. It is packed full of faeries, boggarts, sirens and beasts. Soon, you will learn to adore ever single one of them, and you will never get tired of the secrets hidden inside the beautiful gold covers.
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not an encyclopedia at all!, 18 Mar 2003
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I was really disappointed in this book. Called a great encyclopedia, I expected a comprehensive guide to fairies, but instead only a few catagories are mentioned. I think an encyclopedia should contain a lot more information than this. The biggest disappointment are the pictures which are really childish and not very well drawn in many cases.
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