Stories of Fairies and Gnomes, Sprites and Dragons


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The Ancients believed that Elementals—fairies, sprites, gnomes, and dragons—lived among us. In time, these beings became the stuff of fantasies and legends. But what if, what if they are still alive and living among us? And can only be seen by the young or the young at heart. Or what if we only hope they are still alive? But we only tell stories about them. Sometimes the Elemental interacts with people, preferably children-people or children-like adults; sometimes they interact among themselves; and sometimes, we only hope they are still alive. Here are four short stories that try to answer those questions: one each of fairies, gnomes, sprites, and dragons. If you enjoy short stories, if you enjoy fantasy, you just might enjoy this book.




Magical Creatures


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The Hidden Folk


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Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river sprites--do you believe in them? Perhaps among the flowers, beside a mountain, or near deep waters you’ve caught a glimpse, once or twice, of what you thought might be the silvery shadow of a dwarf, or a hint of a fairy’s wing, or the tail of the water horse. Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks? As Lise Lunge-Larsen’s magical, timeless stories reveal and Beth Krommes’s enchanting scratchboard illustrations capture, the hidden folk are there, all right: you just have to know where--and how--to look.




Journal of the Photographic Society of London


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Vols. for 1853- include the transactions of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.




Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In


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Combining philosophy, science, and literature, Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In examines lingering misconceptions of world history as a continuing source of international tension. Awareness of the natural continuum, currently gauged at some 13.8 billion years overall, disarms sectarian zealotry and, in retrospect, explains some of the difficulties the literary and philosophical traditions have had in accommodating their beliefs to what undeniably exists. To this day, beliefs incompatible with natural history continue to intensify nationalism and support terrorist movements. As a work mainly in natural philosophy, this book uses the consensus natural continuum to critique the more prominent and durable misconceptions.




Fairy Circles


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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.




The Dragon Legacy


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A collection of essays on the Deresthai culture with accompanying extracts from the Dragon Court archives comprising the official history of the Dragon peoples.




The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts


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Fantastic legends, myths and tales of magical creatures come alive in this meticulously edited collection by Good Press. Content: The Dragon of the North My Father's Dragon The Reluctant Dragon The Book of Dragons The Book of Beasts Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger The Deliverers of Their Country The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told The Island of the Nine Whirlpools The Dragon Tamers The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice Five Children and It The Phoenix and the Carpet Beowulf The Gorgon's Head The Chimæra The Minotaur The Dragon's Teeth Mermaids The Iron Wolf The Good Sea Monster The Ogre The Troll's Hammer Jack the Giant Killer Jack and the Bean-Stalk The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor The Enchanted Horse Beauty and the Beast Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass The Magical Monarch of Mo The Master Key The Sea Fairies Prince Mud-Turtle The Princess and the Goblin The Princess and Curdie Lilybell and Thistledown Ripple, the Water Sprite The Brownie and the Princess Snow-White and Rose-Red Rumpelstiltskin... The Elves and the Shoemaker Puss in Boots The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs The Dragon and His Grandmother The Seven-Headed Serpent The Giants and the Herd-Boy How the Dragon Was Tricked The Goblin and the Grocer The Slaying of the Tanuki The Troll's Daughter The Goblin Pony Herr Lazarus and the Draken The History of Dwarf Long Nose The Headless Dwarfs The Prince and the Dragon The Boy who found the Pots of Gold The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker The Boggart The Sick-Bed Elves The Pixies The Brownie of Blednoch Elsa and the Ten Elves Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay! The Fairy Wedding The Floating Prince How the Aristocrats Sailed Away (A Sequel) Huckleberry The Sprig of Holly... Hilda's Mermaid The Tell-Tale Goblin The Revenge of the Gnomes The Rain Elves The Dwarf with the Golden Beard The Great White Bear and the Trolls The King of the Buffaloes The Farmer and the Pixy...




Fairies in My Garden


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While meditating in her garden, Jessica, a middle-aged woman, happens upon Mabel. One of the many fairies who have been assigned to care for all of the plants, stones, and insects in Jessicas garden, Mabel introduces Jessica to a whole new worldone in which elves have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow and where the spirits of trees and rocks can communicate with people. But none of these magical creatures is prepared for what happens when an oil drill hits a dragon living underground. The dragon becomes so enraged that he escapes from his lair in a subterranean cave and enters the human world. Jessica knows that many people are in great danger, but she doesnt know how to help. And for quite some time, no one believes that the dragon is real. Luckily, a grizzly bear and mysterious beings try to return the threatening dragon to its home. Full of fantastic creatures and fueled by imagination, Fairies in My Garden is a wonderful story that will introduce you to a multidimensional world where anything is possible.