Lynchs introduction to this Bison Books edition provides the background to appreciate Doyles claims and, without supporting the existence of fairies, to understand why Doyle wanted them to exist. This quirky and fascinating book allows us to get inside the mind of an intelligent, highly respected man who happened to believe in fairies. Doyles book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. To demonstrate his unshakeable belief in the spirit world, he published The Coming of the Fairies in 1922. Book Synopsis Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories but also a devout spiritualist, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs apparently showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. About the Book Based on the Cottingley photographs, which showed two girls playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies, Doyle argues for the authenticity of fairies and discusses the implications of their existence.
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