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Tales Before Narnia

Following the successful Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas Anderson has now edited a wonderful collection of tales that inspired C.S. Lewis, entitled Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction. This delightful anthology includes stories by Roger Lancelyn Green, E. Nesbit, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, G. K. Chesterton, and George MacDonald.

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      • Tolkien at Kalamazoo
    • ► January
      • New Tolkien Book: The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
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      • New "Choices" just published
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      • Radion Interview with Roy Noble at BBC Radio Wales
      • Tolkien, Race and Cultural History published
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      • Exploring Tolkien: Online Tolkien Course
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      • Fantasy Dragons
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      • Old Norse Made New
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