Fairies and Chimneys

by Rose Fyleman

Rose Amy Fyleman (1877-1957) was an English writer and poet, noted for her works on the fairy folk, for children. Her poem There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden was set to music by English composer Liza Lehmann. Her Christmas carol Lift Your Hidden Faces, set to a French carol tune, was included in the Anglican hymnal Songs of Praise (1931) as well as in the Hutterian Brotherhood's Songs of Light (1977). She was born in Nottingham, the third child of John Feilmann and his wife, Emilie, nee Loewenstein, who was of Russian extraction. Her father was in the lace trade, and the family were Jews who had come from Jever in Oldenburg in Germany in 1860. Her other works include: Fairies and Chimneys (1918), The Sunny Book (1918), The Fairy Queen (1919), The Fairy Flute (1921), The Rainbow Cat and Other Stories (1922), The Rose Fyleman Fairy Book (1923), Eight Little Plays for Children (1924), The Adventure Club (1925) and Forty Good Morning Tales (1926).

Genres: Poetry, Classics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1918

Reviews

[Jessica Cottrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a copy from 1929. It's beautiful and the fairy illustrations on the front and inside are lovely. I will read a few poems to my preschoolers before nap time. They love it

[Bree Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

My grandmother gave me this book and as I was rearranging my shelf I decided to finally read it. Poetry does not speak to me and this especially was so childish. It’s 100 years old and has no relevance today. Not the authors fault but I don’t suppose she’ll care if I give it 2 stars.

[Angela Cross · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful book of poetry for children mostly centering around fairies and the magical imaginings of childhood.

[Kathleen Brandt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a favorite book of mine when I was a child. I found a copy a few years ago and just re-read it. The poems are just as magical now as they were then.

[Sem · Rating 2 out of 5]

'There used to be fairies in Germany' was a corker.

[Gemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute, charming collection of children's poems. Maybe a bit repetitive.

[Micah Craft · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a 1931 copy from my my dead great grandfather. It was about what I expected. Solid 4 stars.