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Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies

Internationally acclaimed as one of Britain's most respected folklore scholars, Katharine Briggs(1898-1980) was also one of the most popular authors in the field. These "Selected Works provide facsimile editions of her landmark writings, spanning the whole of her publishing career, from 1959 to 1980.

Genre
folkloremythologymyths and folklorefantasy
Themes
fae
Setting
british
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 159 pages

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