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Slave narratives. Tons and tons and tons of 'em...all over the map. Was NOTHING written in the mid-19th C. besides slave narratives? (In American lit, I mean, natch) One has to wonder just how much actual slaving was going on when everydamnbody was writing a narrative about it...sheesh!
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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