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The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World - Mary Losure
The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
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The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world.Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin... show more
The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world.Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them "dancing" around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they would never, ever tell that the photos weren’t real. But how were Frances and Elsie supposed to know that their photographs would fall into the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? And who would have dreamed that the man who created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes believed ardently in fairies— and wanted very much to see one? Mary Losure presents this enthralling true story as a fanciful narrative featuring the original Cottingley fairy photos and previously unpublished drawings and images from the family’s archives. A delight for everyone with a fondness for fairies, and for anyone who has ever started something that spun out of control.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780763656706 (0763656704)
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
A quick read (about an hour for me), and an excellent job of it. I knew that the cousins had faked the fairy photos, but Losure was brilliant at explaining the classism and sexism that kept others from recognizing the fakery. And she also did a marvelous job of explaining how the thing blew up so bi...
Bookaholic-ness~
Bookaholic-ness~ rated it
1.0 The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
I didn't really like it. But I gave it a three stars anyway, since it was my fault for picking up a book fit for younger readers!It's a really quick short read! I needed something just like this while waiting for my next book. (:And I guess that's all!
M.W. Gerard
M.W. Gerard rated it
4.0 The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
My review is here: http://mwgerard.com/review-the-fairy-ring-by-mary-losure/
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it
4.0 The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
The fascinating true story about how two girls perpetuated the Cottingsley Fairy hoax and kept it secret for over 60 years.
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