In 1920, photographs of the Cottingley fairies took the world by storm as "evidence" of an eternal, elfin realm. But the image of the flower fairy was a more modern creation.
Oh, fun! I love this, and look forward to drifting back in time with you on this topic. The Crossroads Gazette and your Notes are some of the best parts of being on Substack for me. Have you read Photographing Fairies, by Steve Szilagyi? It was published in the early 90s. Not the best book I ever read, but inspired by the Cottingley fairy stories.
That is so kind of you to say, thank you so much Cheryl! And I haven't but now I'm intrigued. There was a children's movie that came out I believe in the 90s or early 2000s called Fairytale about the Cottingley fairies - but in that movie, the fairies are real!
Oh, fun! I love this, and look forward to drifting back in time with you on this topic. The Crossroads Gazette and your Notes are some of the best parts of being on Substack for me. Have you read Photographing Fairies, by Steve Szilagyi? It was published in the early 90s. Not the best book I ever read, but inspired by the Cottingley fairy stories.
That is so kind of you to say, thank you so much Cheryl! And I haven't but now I'm intrigued. There was a children's movie that came out I believe in the 90s or early 2000s called Fairytale about the Cottingley fairies - but in that movie, the fairies are real!