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First published in Ireland in 1850, William Allingham's "The Fairies" was instantly popular among Victorian children and has remained a standard in poetry anthologies ever since. This delightful poem has been illustrated for today's audience by Julia Oleksiak. The Fairies � with its combination of humour, fantasy, enchantment, and mischief � will weave its spell afresh each time it is read. Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting For fear of little men... Beware these fairies! They keep secrets. They cast spells. They cause mischief wherever they go.