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  • The Fairy Spotter's Guide: Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures from Folklore by Elizabeth Dearnley book cover
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The Fairy Spotter's Guide: Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures from Folklore

by Elizabeth Dearnley

A folklore field guide to uncanny beings

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A folklore field guide to uncanny beings

Elizabeth Dearnley’s guide ranges across continents and cultures, introducing 80 creatures from folklore, including mermaids, Bigfoot, shapeshifters and spectral hounds. It brings together accounts of these beings’ origins, described as both real and mythological, with more than 80 original illustrations. The field-guide framing gives the subject a place-by-place, creature-focused structure, linking familiar figures with less widely known beings such as the Scottish baobhan sith and the trasgu. Its subject is the varied landscape of folklore and the stories communities tell about extraordinary creatures.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in folklore, fairy tales and legends
  • Readers curious about cryptids and supernatural beings from different cultures
  • Those who enjoy illustrated guides to mythical creatures

Themes

Folklore across culturesMythical and supernatural creaturesOrigins and traditionsIllustrated reference

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Book overview

No matter where you are, you're never far from a door to the Otherworld ...

From the bloodthirsty baobhan sith of the Scottish Highlands to the mischievous trasgu creeping beneath your floorboards, the world is teeming with hidden, magical beings.

The Fairy Spotter's Guide is your essential companion for navigating the world of the uncanny. Journey across continents and cultures as you uncover the origins - both real and mythological - of 80 extraordinary folk creatures, from mermaids and bigfoot to shapeshifters and spectral hounds.

Packed with over 80 original, spellbinding illustrations and written by a leading expert in fairy tales and folklore, this is no ordinary field guide. Whether you're a seasoned cryptid hunter or a curious newcomer, this beautifully crafted book will enchant, unnerve and utterly captivate.

Watch your step. Not all fairies are friendly.

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