A Bit About Fairies And The Hoax That Fooled Everyone

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS 

George, Sam  “Fairies weren’t always cute – they used to drink human blood and kidnap children”. THE CONVERSATION. 29 Oct 2021. ACCESSED 14 Aug 2023. https://theconversation.com/fairies-werent-always-cute-they-used-to-drink-human-blood-and-kidnap-children-170305

Castelow, Ellen. “The Origins of Fairies” HISTORIC UK. ACCESSED 14 Aug 2023. https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Origins-of-Fairies/

Bibby, Marion “The Cottingley Fairies”. HISTORIC UK. ACCESSED 14 AUG 2023.  https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Fairies-of-Cottingley/

Devarakonda, Mythili. “From Fairy Godmother to ‘The Winx Saga’: Are Fairies Real? The Origin of fairies explained. USA TODAY  19 Dec 2022 Updated 9 May 2023. ACCESSED 14 Aug 2023. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/12/19/are-fairies-real-origin/8121470001/

“A Brief History of Fairies”.  5 MINUTE HISTORY. ACCESSED 14 Aug 2023. https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-history-of-fairies/

Huntington, Tom. “The Man Who Believed In Fairies”. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE 31 August 1997. Accessed 14 Aug 2023.  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-man-who-believed-in-fairies-51895688/

Biography Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. arthurconandoyle.com. Accessed 14 Aug 2023. https://www.arthurconandoyle.com/biography.html

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