New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and Forests

Title: New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and Forests
Author: Andrew Warburton
ISBN: 9781467158206
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 144
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C: 1698471
Section: Body, Mind & Spirit | Unexplained Phenomena
Publisher Description:

Tales of fairies and bewitching Little People have amazed and horrified New Englanders for over four hundred years.

In the nineteenth century, residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts, reported malicious pixies leading them in circles at dusk. In Aroostook County, Maine, elves called lutins exasperated farmers with their mischievous tricks and games. In Uncasville, Connecticut, beguiling creatures emerged for centuries at twilight to collect corn-filled baskets from members of the Mohegan Tribe. And in Harrisville, Rhode Island, a vision of fearful banshees augured death to an Irish seer.

From the ancient tales of Algonquian elders to the fireside stories of European immigrants, Andrew Warburton scours New England folklore to uncover the secrets of the region's Fair Folk and the storytellers who've encountered them through the years.