"She didn't claim to see the fairies or hear their music, but she did find the fairy rings of dark grass, sprinkled with toadstool left by their dancing feet. " Having completed a small watercolour and ink sketch this week led me to thinking about "fairies in the garden". I remembered a story of an amazing hoax by two young girls in 1917. Have you heard of the Cottingley Fairies? Much has been written about the five photographs produced by two cousins, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths in Yorkshire, England. I would love to show here all five photos but there is some controversy about the copyright of the photos and I would not like to be in any sort of dispute about the use of them. However, they are reproduced on these sites - click on the word link to see the photos : 1. Wikipedia 2. Museum of Hoaxes 3. The Telegraph - Five Famous Hoaxes Elsie and Frances took photos with a quarter plate camera in their garden ...
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