The Best of Pre-Tolkien Fantasy

Explore the best pre-Tolkien fantasy books that shaped the genre before The Lord of the Rings. Discover classic tales, hidden gems, and influential authors in early fantasy literature.

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The Princess and the Goblin

by George MacDonald

Princess Irene's discovery of a secret stair to the top turret of the castle leads to a wonderful revelation. At the same time, the miner's …
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The King of Elfland's Daughter

by Lord Dunsany

“No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.”—H.P. Lovecraft With an introduction by Neil Gaiman The poetic …
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The Chronicles of Narnia Rack Box Set (Books 1 to 7)

by C. S. Lewis

Collection includes all seven of the novels in the series.
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The Complete Fairy Tales

by George MacDonald

George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories …
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The Book of Wonder

by Lord Dunsany

"Not only does any tale which crosshatches between this world and Faerie owe a Founder's Debt to Lord Dunsany, but the secondary world created by …
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The Worm Ouroboros

by Eric RĂĽcker Eddison

THERE was a man named Lessingham dwelt in an old low house in Wasdale, set in a gray old garden where yew-trees flourished that had …
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Phantastes

by George Macdonald

Anodos enters a dream-like fairyland of tree-spirits and magic, where he searches for the spirit of the Earth.
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