"The Paper Fairies - How two schoolgirls fooled the creator of Sherlock Holmes" tells the charming yet baffling story of the Cottingley Fairies. In 1917, two young cousins, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, took photos of themselves playing with dancing fairies at the bottom of their garden. The fairies were obviously paper cutouts held up by hatpins. Yet, the photos fooled the world.Author Arthur Lens explores how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the logical mind behind Sherlock Holmes, became the girls' biggest champion. Consumed by his belief in Spiritualism after losing his son in WWI, Doyle...
"The Paper Fairies - How two schoolgirls fooled the creator of Sherlock Holmes" tells the charming yet baffling story of the Cottingley Fairies. In 19...