Thomas Keightley (1789–1872)
Author of The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People
About the Author
Thomas Keightley is a scholar well-versed in the mythologies of many countries
Works by Thomas Keightley
Secret Societies of the Middle Ages: The Assassins, the Templars & the Secret Tribunals of Westphalia (1837) 90 copies
Outlines of History 3 copies
Tales and Popular Fictions: Their resemblance and transmission from Country to Country (1972) 2 copies
The history of Rome 2 copies
Associated Works
Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World (2017) — Contributor — 109 copies, 2 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Keightley, Thomas
- Birthdate
- 1789-01-17
- Date of death
- 1872-11-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Place of death
- Belvedere, Kent, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Belvedere, Kent, England, UK
- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
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Reviews
The World Guide To Gnomes, Faeries, Elves and Other… by Thomas Keightley
An excellent reference book for the fantasy genre.
For something that bills itself as "The World Guide" this book is a) extremely badly organized and b) extremely Eurocentric. On the other hand, it was originally published in 1880 under an entirely different and more accurate name, "The Fairy Mythology", and if you read it as a Victorian book of fairy-tales, it's quite interesting and has some stories that are rarely told anywhere else.
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melannen | 2 other reviews | Jan 7, 2006 |
melannen | 2 other reviews | Jan 7, 2006 | 
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Statistics
- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 681
- Popularity
- #37,121
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 34