Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies, 9781800963504
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Unlock a world of fairies, folklore, and creatures in this illustrated treasury.
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Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    8 December 2025

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Summary

A Treasury of Tales: Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies

‘When it comes to the world of fairies Katharine Briggs is the greatest authority by many a league, and this is the finest guide ever written.’

PHILIP PULLMAN

‘Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary is truly wonderful: vivid, witty, and full of a profound and generous knowledge that will thrill both children and adults. Spectacular.’

KATHERINE RUNDELL

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781800963504
ISBN-10:1800963505
Author:Katharine Briggs, Fee Greening
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Monoray
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:8 December 2025
Weight:340g
Dimensions:218mm x 138mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

When it comes to the world of fairies Katharine Briggs is the greatest authority by many a league, and this is the finest guide ever written. * Philip Pullman *Katharine Briggs is an editor of such surpassing knowledge that one suspects that she may have sources among witches, ghosts and fairies. * Dianne Purkiss *Katharine Briggs is the surest guide to British folklore in the twentieth century. * Jack Zipes *Katharine Briggs is the magic mirror on the wall. Ask her what you will…’ * Richard Adams *

About The Author

Katharine Briggs

Katharine Briggs (Author)

Katharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society, who now present an annual award in her honour: The Katharine Briggs Award.

Fee Greening (Illustrator)

Fee Greening is a dip pen and ink illustrator inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts and gothic fairytales. She graduated from Central St. Martin’s in 2012 and received a Masters from the Royal College of Art in 2014. She has worked with Gucci, Hermes, Sisley, Liberty London and Fortnum and Mason, and featured in profiles by Vogue and the Financial Times.

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