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The Coming of the Fairies

Book • 1922
In 'The Coming of the Fairies', Arthur Conan Doyle examines the famous Cottingley Fairies photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths.

Doyle, a spiritualist, presents these images as evidence of psychic phenomena, discussing their authenticity and the reactions they provoked.

The book includes observations from a clairvoyant and explores Theosophic views on fairies.

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by Chris Williamson and Tim Harford in a discussion about his belief in fairy photographs.
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Mentioned by Tim Harford as the author of "The Coming of the Fairies."
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Mentioned by Bo Franklin as a book where the author was duped by the Cottingley Fairies hoax.
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Mentioned by Richard Pooley as containing prints of the Cottingley fairies.
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Mentioned by Tim Harford as the author of "The Coming of the Fairies", a non-fiction book about fairy photographs.
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