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"Elfin music : An anthology of English fairy poetry" by Waite and Sharp is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. The volume gathers English-language fairy verse across roughly six centuries, curated and introduced to explore the lore, landscapes, and figures of Faërie. It foregrounds iconic beings such as Oberon, Titania, Puck, and Queen Mab alongside sprites, pixies, water-nymphs, and mermaids, arranged in themed sections that move from vistas of Fairyland to chronicles, travels, and human–fairy encounters. The opening of this anthology presents Arthur Edward Waite’s substantial introduction, which traces a contemporary revival of the romantic and supernatural in poetry; the etymology of “fairy” from Latin via French romance; and the blending of French, Teutonic, Celtic, and classical traditions into England’s elfin mythology.
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