Description
From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection is a must for fans of the hugely popular fantasy genre.
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. Lovecraft 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 and many more brilliantly showcase the many facets of fantasy writing.
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781035026432
Author Farah Mendlesohn
Format Hardback
Page Count 424
Imprint Macmillan Collector's Library
Publisher Pan Macmillan
