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Robert kirk roamed the highlands, talking to his parishioners and other country folk about their encounters with fairies, wraiths, elves, doppelgangers, and other agents of the spirit world. Secret commonwealth elves fauns fairies, first edition. Jul 25, 2008 buy the secret commonwealth of elves, fauns and fairies dover ed by kirk, robert rev. James kirk, minister of aberfoyle, the place familiar to all readers of. Search for the secret lives of elves and faeries books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Robert kirk 9 december 1644 14 may 1692 was a minister, gaelic scholar and folklorist, best known for the secret commonwealth, a treatise on fairy folklore, witchcraft, ghosts. Robert kirk 9 december 1644 14 may 1692 was a minister, gaelic scholar and folklorist, best known for the secret commonwealth, a treatise on fairy folklore, witchcraft, ghosts, and second sight, a type of extrasensory perception described as a phenomenon by the people of the scottish highlands. Robert kirk, a graduate of marischal college, aberdeen, was minister of aberfoyle. The secret commonwealth of elves, fauns, and fairies by.
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