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Robert Kirk : walker between the worlds : a new edition of the secret commonwealth of elves, fauns & fairies / by R. J. Stewart.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) GR144 .K57 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, R. J., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kirk, Robert, 1641?-1692--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kirk, Robert.
- Kirk, Robert, 1641?-1692.
- Folklore--Scotland.
- Folklore.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Scotland.
- Magic--Religious aspects.
- Magic.
- Fairies.
- Extrasensory perception.
- Mysticism.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Roanoke, Va. : R. J. Stewart Books, 2007.
- Summary:
- "'Robert Kirk: walker between the worlds' is R. J. Stewart's definitive annotated edition of the famous notebook on Scottish folkloric faery tradition from the year 1692, hand written by the Rev. Robert Kirk not long before his mysterious death. The notebook is entitled 'The secret commonwealth of elves, fauns and fairies.'"--P. [4] of cover.
- Notes:
- First published in the U.K. in 1990 by Element Books.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780979140242
- 0979140242
- OCLC:
- 156827280
- Publisher Number:
- 99943775440
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