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    Classic Fantasy Stories

Classic Fantasy Stories

Farah Mendlesohn

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      From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection of short stories is a must for all fantasy fans.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince draws on the great fairy tale tradition. Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse gives us a taste of the Gothic whilst H.P. Blavatsky journeys into the weird. The effects of war and loss are keenly felt by Arthur Machen in his moving story, The Bowmen. And in Victorian times, children’s writers such as Edith Nesbit spin the most charming fantastical tales in stories like The Dragon Tamers.These amazing feats of imagination brilliantly showcase the many facets of fantasy writing.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Farah Mendlesohn EAN: 9781035026432 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 150 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-07-11 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal, FICTION / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, FICTION / Romance / Fantasy WIDTH: 93 cm SPINE:

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      18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Classic fiction: general and literary, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Magical realism, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Short stories, Gift books

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      Academic and writer Farah Mendlesohn is an acclaimed expert and prolific author on speculative fiction and fantasy literature. She is co-editor of the Hugo Award Winning Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction and author of the Hugo nominated The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein. Mendlesohn is currently working on a monograph about the radical children’s writer Geoffrey Trease, and a short book about Joanna Russ’s The Female Man.

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      From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection of short stories is a must for all fantasy fans.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince draws on the great fairy tale tradition. Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse gives us a taste of the Gothic whilst H.P. Blavatsky journeys into the weird. The effects of war and loss are keenly felt by Arthur Machen in his moving story, The Bowmen. And in Victorian times, children’s writers such as Edith Nesbit spin the most charming fantastical tales in stories like The Dragon Tamers.These amazing feats of imagination brilliantly showcase the many facets of fantasy writing.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Farah Mendlesohn EAN: 9781035026432 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 150 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-07-11 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal, FICTION / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, FICTION / Romance / Fantasy WIDTH: 93 cm SPINE:

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      18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Classic fiction: general and literary, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Magical realism, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Short stories, Gift books

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      Academic and writer Farah Mendlesohn is an acclaimed expert and prolific author on speculative fiction and fantasy literature. She is co-editor of the Hugo Award Winning Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction and author of the Hugo nominated The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein. Mendlesohn is currently working on a monograph about the radical children’s writer Geoffrey Trease, and a short book about Joanna Russ’s The Female Man.

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