{"product_id":"9780345458551","title":"Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAnderson, Douglas A.; Tieck, Ludwig; MacDonald, George; Nesbit, E.; Garnett, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDel Rey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/26\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eVoyage   to Arcturus\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea novel which Tolkien praised highly both as a thriller and as a work   of philosophy, religion, and morals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTales Before Tolkien:  22 Magical Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“The Elves” by Ludwig   Tieck\u003cbr\u003e “The Golden Key” by George Macdonald\u003cbr\u003e “Puss-Cat Mew” by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen\u003cbr\u003e “The Griffin and the Minor Canon” by Frank R. Stockton\u003cbr\u003e “The Demon Pope” by Richard   Garnett\u003cbr\u003e “The Story of Sigurd” by Andrew Lang\u003cbr\u003e “The Folk of the Mountain Door” by William   Morris\u003cbr\u003e “Black Heart and White Heart” by H. Rider Haggard\u003cbr\u003e “The Dragon Tamers” by E.   Nesbit\u003cbr\u003e “The Far Islands” by John Buchan\u003cbr\u003e “The Drawn Arrow” by Clemence Housman\u003cbr\u003e “The   Enchanted Buffalo” by L. Frank Baum\u003cbr\u003e “Chu-bu and Sheemish” by Lord Dunsany\u003cbr\u003e “The Baumhoff   Explosive” by William Hope Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e “The Regent of the North” by Kenneth Morris\u003cbr\u003e “The   Coming of the Terror” by Arthur Machen\u003cbr\u003e “The Elf Trap” by Francis Stevens\u003cbr\u003e “The Thin   Queen of Elfhame” by James Branch Cabell\u003cbr\u003e “The Woman of the Wood” by A. Merritt\u003cbr\u003e “Golithos   the Ogre” by E. A. Wyke-Smith\u003cbr\u003e “The Story of Alwina” by Austin Tappan Wright\u003cbr\u003e “A Christmas   Play” by David Lindsay","brand":"Del Rey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42638459404543,"sku":"9780345458551","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345458551_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597975","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780345458551","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}