In which the enchanting music of The Pied Piper, the natural magic of The Secret Garden, and other fictional portrayals of magic are examined and some are shown to convey aspects of the preternatural magic we can find in the world.


Music by Sharron Kraus, with Harriet Earis, Tara Burke, Helena Espvall, Norman Fetter and Howard Wuelfing


REFERENCES Susan Cooper, The Dark is RisingKenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia    Of Other Worlds: Essays & Stories
John Masefield, The Midnight Follk    The Box of Delights
Penelope Lively, The Wild Hunt of HagworthyThe Wicker Man
Noël Carroll, The Philosophy of Horror
Mark Gatiss, A History of Horror
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man