Tales before Tolkien : the roots of modern fantasy

Book 2003

A collection of twenty-two classic fantasy tales notes their connection to Tolkien's early works and includes such pieces as George MacDonald's "The Golden Key," Andrew Lang's "The Story of Sigurd," and E.A. Wyke-Smith's "Golithos the Ogre."

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ISBN:

9780345458551
0345458559
0345458540

Edition:

First edition

Description:

436 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

"A Del Rey book."
"Classic stories that inspired the author of the Lord of the rings"--Cover
"Classic stories that inspired the author of The Lord of the Rings"--Cover

Contents:

The elves / Ludwig Tieck
The golden key / George MacDonald
Puss-cat mew / E.H. Knatchbull-Hugessen
The griffin and the minor canon / Frank R. Stockton
The demon pope / Richard Garnett
The story of Sigurd / Andrew Lang
The folk of the mountain door / William Morris
Black heart and white heart: a Zulu idyll / H. Rider Haggard
The dragon tamers / E. Nesbit
The far islands / John Buchan
The drawn arrow / Clemence Housman
The enchanted buffalo / L. Frank Baum
Chu-bu and Sheemish / Lord Dunsany
The Baumoff explosive / William Hope Hodgson
The regent of the north / Kenneth Morris
The coming of the terror / Arthur Machen
The elf trap / Francis Stevens
The thin queen of Elfhame / James Branch Cabell
The woman of the wood / A. Merritt
Golithos the ogre / E.A. Wyke-Smith
The story of Alwina / Austin Tappan Wright
A Christmas play / David Lindsay

LCCN:

2003043846

Control Number:

110184

Other Authors:

Anderson, Douglas A. (Douglas Allen), 1959-

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