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Thomas Keightley

Irish writer on mythology and folklore (1789-1872) · Writers · Died at 83

Thomas Keightley was an Irish writer known for his works on mythology and folklore, particularly Fairy Mythology (1828), later reprinted as The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People.

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"Tombs of the Kings of Juda", from The Crusaders, or Scenes, Events, and Characters from the times of the Crusaders, 1834

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Writers born in the 1780s 6

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