The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies - by Robert Kirk (1691)
The Secret Commonwealth refers to things that are outside the realm of rational thought, such as ghosts, fairies, and superstition. The title from a 17th century book by the Scottish clergyman Robert Kirk, about encounters of country folk with supernatural creatures.
The (super)natural worlds of Robert Kirk: Fairies, Beasts, Landscapes & Lychnobious Liminalities
"THERE Men travell much abroad, either preƒaging or aping the diƒmall and tragicall Actions of ƒome amongƒt us; and have alƒo many diƒaƒtorous Doings of their own as Convocations..." - The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies by Robert Kirk (1691)
