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To Live With the Fairy Folk: A Guide to Attract Benevolent Spirits

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This is a little pocket book that contains material collected from various sources about attracting the fairy folk to your living area.
The book is intended to be a gardener's guide to making the fairy folk at home in your home. We are presented with a short list of the likes and dislikes of the fairy folk when it comes to living quarters. There is a discussion on having lawn area because "The Folk love a nice patch of well-tended lawn, and will patronize a yard that displays one, in preference to one that does not.", and a lesson about trees that the folk like.
Most of this material is derived from other sources, some often quite old, like Thomas Keightley's "The Fairy Mythology" (1880) and has a very distinct Victorian flavor about it. Ms. Stern is well versed in her lore and while the book is "cute" I would have preferred a more in depth book on gardening with the fairy folk. This makes a nice appetizer but leaves you thinking there could have been more.

For a Victorian Fairy Garden book it is a good introduction. The book is nicely written, and has potential for something more. It would make a nice little gift for someone who is interested in approaching the idea.

I got this book out of curiosity. It's really helpful if you subscribe to the idea that Good Folk might exist. If you think it's all hooey, it's still a great little book. There are some really good suggestions about gardening, if nothing else. An elegant layout, with lovely illustrations, though I wish there were more. The style of writing is quite pleasant and succinct. If you are interested in Fairy folk, this is good place to start.