A fanciful blend of fairy lore and field guide that will enchant believers and non-believers alike.

"The Secret Commonwealth is a guide to fairies, doppelgängers, wraiths, and other beings that its author Robert Kirk, an unusually inquisitive seventeenth-century Scottish minister, identifies as being ?of a middle nature betwixt man and angel.? Circulated in manuscript by its author, whose religious and scientific interests drew him at some genuine personal risk to investigate the hidden realities of the spiritual world, this short work was first published by Sir Walter Scott and then again in the late nineteenth century in an edition prepared by the famous collector of fairy tales, Andrew Lang, and dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson. Nonetheless, Kirk’s work, which is a fine example of English prose, an important document in the history of ideas, and an enchanting introduction to fairy lore has remained a rarity"--Publisher description.

Welcome to the magical world of Faery! This book takes readers along on the journeys of the Reverend Robert Kirk, a seventeenth-century vicar of the parish of Aberfoyle, Scotland, into the heart of the faery world.

Discover the mysteries behind the fairies, learn how to spot the signs of their presence, examine fairy artifacts, and read eyewitness accounts from fairy seekers.

Poems describe how fairies live and play in a flower garden, and illustrations show what they look like, and to which flowers they belong.

/DIVEnter the tiny, secret world of the Disney Fairies. This illustrated guide is jam-packed with fairy facts and includes loads of interactive elements, like secret notes, miniature books, and a removable fairy talent medallion. Find out how garden fairies make the flowers bloom; learn how to say "hello" in Frog with the animal-talent fairies; find out the magical meaning behind colors from the art fairies...and more! DIVFull of astonishing and charming details about fairy life, The Hidden World of Fairies offers fairies fans an intimate glimpse into their favorite magical world.