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The Coming of the Fairies

Chapter 12: FOOTNOTES
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About This Book

The author collects and reproduces a set of photographs that allegedly show small fairy-like beings, assembling contemporaneous testimony, technical photographic assessments, clairvoyant observations, and related cases to let readers judge authenticity. Chapters trace how the images came to light, public and critical reactions, a second series of pictures, and field observations at the site, followed by broader evidence and a theosophical interpretation proposing a distinct subhuman order occupying different vibrational planes. The narrative interleaves documentary material, eyewitness accounts, and speculative commentary about perception, photography, and the limits of scientific skepticism.

FOOTNOTES

[1] From this time onwards the real name Wright is used instead of Carpenter as in the original article—the family having withdrawn their objection.

Transcriber's Note:

  • Obvious printing mistakes have been corrected.
  • Both "air-spirits" and "air spirits" were used in this book.
  • Page 13, "every" changed to "ever" ("hoax ever played upon").
  • Page 40, "prima-facie" changed to "prima facie."

Possible errors retained in this book:

  • Page 150, "time-rutted."
  • Page 166, "Oxeford."