Käytetty uudenveroinen kirja.

In 1691, the Scottish minister Robert Kirk penned The Secret Commonwealth, the foundational source text on the lore of fairies. However, this seminal work remained unpublished for 120 years until Sir Walter Scott released an incomplete version, which shaped most subsequent editions. Over time, various publications have either presented the text in modernised form, presented it only in its archaic form, or retained only portions of the original language offering abridged versions that obscure Kirk’s full intent.

In To Glimpse a Hollow Hill, Yates presents, for the first time, the complete and unabridged text of The Secret Commonwealth in both its original form and a fully modernised version. This edition offers unparalleled insights and accessibility into Kirk’s work, alongside a comprehensive history of the manuscript’s transmission through time. Yates provides a faithful rendering of Kirk’s words, correcting errors that have persisted for over two centuries, and includes extensive analysis and commentary. This definitive volume also illuminates previously misrepresented aspects of the Seers’ magical practices and the true nature of the various Sith, restoring Kirk’s vision in its entirety.

Standard Edition 

Printed covers, limited to 273 copies.

Book Contents

The Fairy Minister: Robert Kirk (1644-1692)
Upon a Winding Road: The Past Lives of a Manuscript
Beneath the Hollow Hills: A Modernisation of The Secret Commonwealth
Eyes of Twilight and Shadow: Sith and Those Who Would Behold Them
Servants, Predators, and Doubles: Roles Within the Commonwealth
Whispers from Below: The Legacy of the Fairy Minister
Appendix 1: Transcription of the Original Text
Appendix 2: Andrew Lang Commentary of 1893
Bibliography