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STRANGE AND SECRET PEOPLES

Fairies and Victorian Consciousness

Carole G. Silver

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Silver, Carole G.

Strange and secret peoples:

fairies and Victorian consciousness /

Carole G. Silver.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index,

ISBN 0-19-512199-6; 0-19-514411-2 (pbk)

I. Fairies. 2. Folklore—Great Britain. 3. Great Britain—

Social conditions—-19th century. 4. Literature and folklore— Great Britian.

5. British literature—19th century — History and criticism. I. Title.

GRI4I.S55

1998

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Strange and Secret Peoples - Fairies and Victorian Consciousness by Carole G Silver (1998).pdf