The Mystery of the Fool & The Vanisher

The Mystery of the Fool & The Vanisher Being an Investigation Into the Life and Disappearance of Isaac Wilde, Artist and Fairy Seeker

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Publisher's Synopsis

Part One of this gripping story is told by David Ellwand who, while wandering on the Sussex Downs, finds a deserted house in which there's an old chest containing some extraordinary objects including a set of ancient cylinder recordings. Part Two explores the recordings which are a diary of Isaac Wilde, a Victorian photographer on an archeological dig. Determined to prove their existence, he takes a daguerrotype (a photograph which cannot be faked) of a sleeping fairy - and then vanishes off the face of the earth. The daguerrotype goes missing. In Part Three, having listened to Isaac's diaries, David Ellwand becomes increasingly convinced that fairies exist. But his need to discover the truth might be dangerous...

Book information

ISBN: 9780744586770
Publisher: Walker Books
Imprint: Walker Books and Subsidiaries
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 100
Weight: 552g
Height: 230mm
Width: 190mm
Spine width: 237mm