The Vanishing People ; a Study of Traditional Fairy BeliefsStudie van de hoofdfiguren in sprookjes/volksverhalen van Groot-Brittanniƫ en Ierland, waarbij bovennatuurlijke vermogens beschreven worden |
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... eye - blink and the next . Seventy years ago , in my childhood , one was often told not to fix one's eyes , presumably because this was interpreted as an effort to watch the fairies . An Irishman who had captured a Lepracaun could keep ...
... eye - blink and the next . Seventy years ago , in my childhood , one was often told not to fix one's eyes , presumably because this was interpreted as an effort to watch the fairies . An Irishman who had captured a Lepracaun could keep ...
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... eyes and one side of her face , and she immediately became endowed with most clear and distinct vision under the ... eye do you see me ? ' She pointed to the eye she had touched with the fat : the Drac immediately thrust his finger into ...
... eyes and one side of her face , and she immediately became endowed with most clear and distinct vision under the ... eye do you see me ? ' She pointed to the eye she had touched with the fat : the Drac immediately thrust his finger into ...
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... eyes tight shut , and she never seemed to hear them calling at all . The husband ran out of the house and searched all about in the darkness but there was no sign or sound of her . He searched all next day and asked about everywhere ...
... eyes tight shut , and she never seemed to hear them calling at all . The husband ran out of the house and searched all about in the darkness but there was no sign or sound of her . He searched all next day and asked about everywhere ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Supernatural Passage of Time in Fairyland | 11 |
The Origins of Fairy Beliefs and Beliefs about Fairy Origins | 27 |
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