Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book : 10 3/4 Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)

from turtlesleap

A friend passed this book along to me recently and, at first, I was charmed by the binding and the pages reproducing the childish handwriting and the (ick) squashed fairies captured in the pages. Still, novelty doesn't hold for long and while the writer introduces new levels of adult content into...

from the1butterfly

I'm torn on this one- yes, it's an interesting story, and I definitely enjoy the pictures, but I can not condone the idea of pressing faeries. I only bought this because it was on sale and I have a hard time resisting any book about faeries on sale. Yes, generally disturbing.

from Greymowser

Interesting. Not that I like squished fairies.

from tapestry100

What started out as what I assume to be a bit of comic relief, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book, and its subsequent volumes, turned into something of its own fairy tale. Through each volume, we gain a little more insight into the world of Angelica Cottington, who masters the art of pressing f...

from Damiella

This was a perfect combination. Fun drawings of fairies teamed with humour