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Old 04-09-2012, 07:01 AM   #2332
Trilby
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"The witch of Exmoor" Margaret Drabble

I liked it. Read it in two days. Did not know she is the sister of
A. S. Byatt.-
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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