02690cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500300016226400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850503100040950802090071952013480092853400450227665300120232185600430233347506UtSlPG20260610134107.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22023374  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBF1 aDoyle, Arthur Conan,d1859-193014aThe Coming of the Fairies 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-12-010 aHow the matter arose -- The first published account, Strand Christmas number 1920 -- Reception of the first photographs -- The second series -- Observations of a clairvoyant in the Cottingley Glen, August 1921 -- Independent evidence for fairies -- Some subsequent cases -- The theosophic view of fairies.  aE-text prepared by David Garcia, Elisa, D Alexander, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Coming of the Fairies" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a non-fiction work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the controversial topic of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, which allegedly show real fairies captured in images taken by two young girls, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths. The author meticulously investigates the circumstances surrounding the photographs to determine their authenticity, offering insights into the broader implications of their existence on human understanding of nature and the paranormal.  The opening of the work sets the stage for an intriguing narrative filled with skepticism and hope regarding the existence of fairies. Conan Doyle recounts how he first learned of the photographs through conversations with acquaintances, mentioning a man named Edward Gardner who shared the story. Elsie and Frances, the girls who captured the images, claimed to have seen fairies in the woods near their home, leading to a compelling exploration of their experiences and the reactions of those who scrutinized the photographs. The text establishes a foundation for the ensuing investigation into the authenticity of the evidence, the characters involved, and the delightfully mysterious world of fairies that could potentially reshape perceptions of reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFairies40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47506