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Condition
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Publication Date
2003-08-26
Pages
448
ISBN
9780345458551
Book Title
Tales before Tolkien: the Roots of Modern Fantasy
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Publication Year
2003
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.3in
Author
George MacDonald, E. Nesbit, Douglas A. Anderson, Richard Garnett, Ludwig Tieck
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Number of Pages
448 Pages

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Terry Brooks. David Eddings. George R. R. Martin. Robin Hobb. The top names in modern fantasy all acknowledge J. R. R. Tolkien as their role model, the author whose work inspired them to create their own epics. But what writers influenced Tolkien himself? Here, internationally recognized Tolkien expert Douglas A. Anderson has gathered the fiction of authors who sparked Tolkien's imagination in a collection destined to become a classic in its own right. Andrew Lang's romantic swashbuckler, "The Story of Sigurd," features magic rings, an enchanted sword, and a brave hero loved by two beautiful women-- and cursed by a ferocious dragon. Tolkien read E. A. Wyke-Smith's "The Marvelous Land of Snergs" to his children, delighting in these charming tales of a pixieish people "only slightly taller than the average table." Also appearing in this collection is a never-before-published gem by David Lindsay, author of Voyage to Arcturus , a novel which Tolkien praised highly both as a thriller and as a work of philosophy, religion, and morals. In stories packed with magical journeys, conflicted heroes, and terrible beasts, this extraordinary volume is one that no fan of fantasy or Tolkien should be without. These tales just might inspire a new generation of creative writers. Tales Before Tolkien: 22 Magical Stories "The Elves" by Ludwig Tieck "The Golden Key" by George Macdonald "Puss-Cat Mew" by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen "The Griffin and the Minor Canon" by Frank R. Stockton "The Demon Pope" by Richard Garnett "The Story of Sigurd" by Andrew Lang "The Folk of the Mountain Door" by William Morris "Black Heart and White Heart" by H. Rider Haggard "The Dragon Tamers" by E. Nesbit "The Far Islands" by John Buchan "The Drawn Arrow" by Clemence Housman "The Enchanted Buffalo" by L. Frank Baum "Chu-bu and Sheemish" by Lord Dunsany "The Baumhoff Explosive" by William Hope Hodgson "The Regent of the North" by Kenneth Morris "The Coming of the Terror" by Arthur Machen "The Elf Trap" by Francis Stevens "The Thin Queen of Elfhame" by James Branch Cabell "The Woman of the Wood" by A. Merritt "Golithos the Ogre" by E. A. Wyke-Smith "The Story of Alwina" by Austin Tappan Wright "A Christmas Play" by David Lindsay

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Worlds
ISBN-10
0345458559
ISBN-13
9780345458551
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2470034

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tales before Tolkien: the Roots of Modern Fantasy
Author
George MacDonald, E. Nesbit, Douglas A. Anderson, Richard Garnett, Ludwig Tieck
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
448 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pr1309.F3t34 2003
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-043846
Intended Audience
Trade

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