At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things
“Fascinating. . . . Rigorously researched. . . . Highly recommended.”-Choice(Nov. 2001),“At the Bottom of the Gardenis brilliant, always on the move, and bone-chilling. There's nothing cutesy about this highly suggestive, provocative scholarship; the creatures animating this book are about as cuddly as scorpions, wee rattlers, and black-widow spiders. Purkiss has written a witty and compelling work that will fascinate readers and haunt our imaginations.”-James Kincaid,University of Southern California, author ofErotic Innocence“. . . a scholarly overview of the role that fairies have played in culture from the past to the present.”-Publishers Weekly,“Enchanting . . . witty . . . full of surprises and delights.”-The Times,“Illuminating and enormous fun.”-Spectator,