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According to this cracking article from The Spectator, 1908 - the last fairies in England lived in the South Downs. These Sussex fairies, once known as pharisees, were renowned for their love of dancing. #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/AlWFITsHq0
[image: William Blake, 1786]
Born #OTD 1864, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901). The provocative and criminally underrated French painter; printmaker; draughtsman & illustrator.
No doubt you've heard of the genie in the bottle, what about 'The Bottle Imp'? Inspired by the Grimm tale 'Spiritus Familiaris' and based on R.L. Stevenson's 1891 story, 'The Bottle Imp': 'Der Flaschenteufel' (1952) dir. Ferdinand Diehl. #FolkloreThursday
The solar system includes the Sun & all the objects that orbit around it. This includes planets, comets, asteroids, meteoroids, & moons. STR
Surely the Bogeyman must be one of the most ubiquitous of #FolkloreVillains? Taking many shapes, sizes & characteristics around the world.
@CreativeHists @TalesofBritain Think I'll just leave this here:
'The Wilmington Giant' - Eric Ravilious (1939)
#TalesOnTuesday
#Sussex artisans! We're looking for someone to design & deliver a memorial for famed Fanny Cornforth - a Sussex gal who died in 1909. Pls RT
#WatershipDown works 1st as a cracking story; providing access to deeper narratives: fascism, environmentalism, totalitarianism. #Literature
Always a #FolkloreThursday favourite; here #ArthurRackham's beautiful 1915 illustrations for 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. #art