title: The Little Book of Elves and Fairies
author: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
description: This exciting mix of poems and stories about fairies will draw the reader into the hidden world of fantasy. Find out about the many types of elves and fairies, what people believed about them, and how you should behave if you ever meet one. Discover how to escape if you are "pixy-led", learn a spell to see the fairies, and much, much more. The Little Book of Elves and Fairies is illustrated throughout by the enchanting paintings and pen-and-ink drawings of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, the forgotten painter of fairies and Fairlyland.
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  # INKHEART
  
  
  # CORNELIA FUNKE
  
  
  _Translated from the  
  German by Anthea Bell_  
    
  
  
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  _For Anna, who even put_ The Lord of the Rings _aside  
  for a while to read this book. Could anyone ask more  
  of a daughter?_  
    
  
  
  _And for Elinor, who lent me her name, although I  
  didn’t use it for an elf queen._
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  [Cover](cvi.htm)
  
  
  [Title Page](tp.htm)
  
  
  [1 A Stranger in the Night](c01.htm)
  
  
  [2 Secrets](c02.htm)
  
  
  [3 Going South](c03.htm)
  
  
  [4 A House Full of Books](c04.htm)
  
  
  [5 Only a Picture](c05.htm)
  
  
  [6 Fire and Stars](c06.htm)
  
  
  [7 What the Night Hides](c07.htm)
  
  
  [8 Alone](c08.htm)
  
  
  [9 A Poor Exchange](c09.htm)
  
  
  [10 The Lion’s Den](c10.htm)
  
  
  [11 A Coward](c11.htm)
  
  
  [12 Going Further South](c12.htm)
  
  
  [13 Capricorn’s Village](c13.htm)
  
  
  [14 A Mission Accomplished](c14.htm)
  
  
  [15 Good Luck and Bad Luck](c15.htm)
  
  
  [16 Once Upon a Time](