Flight: A Thrilling History of an Idea — Flying People
Vincentii Chartarii Rhegiensis Imagines deorum
Vincenzo Cartari,
ca. 1531-1569
Moguntiae: Ludovici Bourgcat Typis Johannis Matthiae Stannii, 1687
Vincenzo Cartari was a 16th century Italian mythographer renowned for his depictions of the ancient gods and goddesses.
Then came the stories – of gods with wings, dragons darkening the sky,
Angelic visitors, fairies and other creatures.
The fairies have their tiffs with the birds
From: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie, 1860-1937
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908
Printed by T. and A. Constable, printers to His Majesty at the
Edinburgh University Press
Since they occupy the same habitat, the fairies and the birds of Kensington Gardens have occasional conflicts.
She had a delightful visit from the Dream People
From: Loraine and the little people
Elizabeth Gordon, 1866-1922
Illustrated by M. T. (Penny) Ross, 1881-1937
Chicago; New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1915
Angel Island
Inez Haynes Gillmore, 1873-1970
Illustrated by John Rae, 1882-1963
New York: Henry Holt, 1914
A group of shipwrecked sailors were castaway on an island inhabited by beautiful winged women.