The Secret Commonwealth
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The legendary chronicle of the supernatural that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Walter Scott." "The Secret Commonwealth" is a guide to fairies, doppelgangers, wraiths, and other beings that its author Robert Kirk, an unusually inquisitive seventeenth-century Scottish minister, identifies as being "of a middle nature betwixt man and angel." Circulated in manuscript by its author, whose religious and scientific interests drew him at some genuine personal risk to investigate the hidden realities of the spiritual world, this short work was first published by Sir Walter Scott and then again in the late nineteenth century in an edition prepared by the famous collector of fairy tales, Andrew Lang, and dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson. Nonetheless, Kirk's work, which is a fine example of English prose, an important document in the history of ideas, and an enchanting introduction to fairy lore has remained a rarity. This new edition is the first to make it widely available to English language readers. This rare and entrancing book, as intriguing as it is charming, makes the perfect gift for lovers of Tolkien and Neil Gaiman and a valuable addition to the libraries of students of science, religion, folklore, and history.
