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The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World

av Mary Losure

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Art. Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Photography. HTML: 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this enthralling true story as a fanciful narrative featuring the original Cottingley fairy photos and previously unpublished drawings and images from the family's archives.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. Back matter includes source notes and a bibliography.… (mer)

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A fun, short chapter book about the true story of two little girls who convinced a bunch of grown-ups that fairies are real. What a great premise! The writing felt a little stilted at times, but I loved that the actual photographs of the fairies were included. Recommended for fairy lover ages 10 to 14. (

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LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |

It all began with Frances, a young girl who, being new to England, one day discovered fairies at the bottom of the garden. Unfortunately it seemed Frances was the only one to see these fairies and so without proof no one believed her, that is apart from her cousin Elsie of course. But that didn't stop the teasing that followed.

Elsie, being of kind heart and somewhat mischief nature, decided to put a stop to the teasing of her cousin Frances by providing proof of the existence of fairies. Something that was easier said then done, however with a strong will, an artistic flair and a borrowed camera she had managed to do just that.

The Fairy Ring is a true story told of how two girls, innocently enough, fooled the world and those with the passion enough to believe. As spiritualism was becoming increasingly popular at the time, fairies and nature spirits were a popular talking point, and with so little known about the subject proof of the existence of such beings were highly sought after. But little did Frances or Elsie realise just how seriously their proof would be taken. (

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LarissaBookGirl | Aug 2, 2021 |

I loved the story of the girls who saw fairies when I was a girl. I had always known that the pictures were faked, but held out hope that some of the encounters with fairies were real. I was glad that the author still held on to some of the belief that the younger character did see fairies. The story of the young girls convincing many around them of magical existence is a fun story, but I wanted to connect with the main characters more than I did. The book moves very fast, as it is a pretty big story to tell, yet I didn’t feel that personal relationship to either girl like I had with characters in other books. I would still recommend this book to students in my school library. It is well written, easy to read and prints of the original photos being included is interesting to look at. (

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iversonh | Jun 28, 2018 |

A story based on documented facts. Frances can see nature spirits (fairies or such) but doesn't think much about it. She and her cousin get themselves in a bit of a bind when their family finds this out, so they fake photographs to stop teasing. Unfortunately, the photos come to the attention of Theosophists who, at the time, were trying to prove the existence of nature spirits. One of their members, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gets involved but is unable to prove fakery. Read on to learn what these 2 girls tell their children and grandchildren about this hullabaloo.
A chapter book, written for a younger audience, but not too young. I'm not sure if the current generation of pre-teens will appreciate it though.
Includes source notes, bibliography, and index. (

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juniperSun | Jan 11, 2018 |

The book is well written and flows easily from one section to the next. It concerns a bit of history I had never heard of before, two young girls in the 1920's had many people (including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) believing that they had actually photographed fairies. What started as a way to get people to stop making fun of them became a sensation. Interesting reading and a fabulous look at a piece of British history. (

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A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Facklitteratur – 2012)

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