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The Mystery of the Fool & The Vanisher

The Mystery of the Fool & The Vanisher Being an Investigation Into the Life and Disappearance of Isaac Wilde, Artist and Fairy Seeker

1st US Edition

Hardback (09 Sep 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"Beautiful photographs are juxtaposed against subtly quiet text in this unusual fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews

Some say the English Downs are haunted by fairy creatures - and that those who find a flint stone with a hole through it can look into the fairies' realm. It is just such a stone that leads photographer David Ellwand on a dark journey to the past, one that starts with a musty wooden chest and a nineteenth-century journal and ends with a disappearance as sudden as a vintage camera's flash. In this journal-within-a-journal, illustrated by Ellwand's exquisite photographs, lies a tale of archaeologists and fairies, human hubris and otherworldly revenge, the magic of the natural world and the mystery of the imagination.

Book information

ISBN: 9780763620967
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st US Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 104
Weight: 544g
Height: 231mm
Width: 190mm
Spine width: 18mm