The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies

by Robert Kirk, Robert Kirk, Robert Kirk

Book Overview

"Kirk is a magnificent dish to set before any student of either folk-lore or folk-psychology." -- Times Literary Supplement
In the late 17th century, a Scottish minister went looking for supernatural creatures of "a middle nature betwixt man and angel." Robert Kirk roamed the Highlands, talking to his parishioners and other country folk about their encounters with fairies, wraiths, elves, doppelgangers, and other agents of the spirit world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486466116
• ISBN13: 9780486466118
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 8.4"