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Re: Theos-World Cottingley fairies

Jul 29, 2001 10:18 PM
by Bart Lidofsky


gregory@zeta.org.au wrote:
> to represent real photographs of real fairies. This occurred in 1917.
> Conan Doyles "The Coming of the Fairies" (1922) tells the story from a
> True Believer's position, and seriously damaged the author's reputation.

The author's reputation was pretty thoroughly damaged well before that,
leading the Spiritualist movement in England (a movement which actively
encouraged frauds).

Bart Lidofsky




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