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Martin, Philip, 1953- author.
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Fantasy literature -- History and criticism.
Fantasy literature -- Bibliography.
Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism.
Fantasy fiction -- Bibliography.
Books and reading -- History and criticism.
Values in literature.
Children's stories -- History and criticism.
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The purpose of fanta...
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The purpose of fantasy : a reader's guide to twelve selected books with good values & spiritual depth / Philip Martin.
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Martin, Philip, 1953- author.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin : Crispin Books, c2013.
Subjects
Fantasy literature -- History and criticism.
Fantasy literature -- Bibliography.
Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism.
Fantasy fiction -- Bibliography.
Books and reading -- History and criticism.
Values in literature.
Children's stories -- History and criticism.
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9781883953645 (paperback) :
1883953642 (paperback)
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171 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
About fantasy literature. -- Are "children's books' only for children? -- Tolkien's three things and Chesterton's two -- Is fantasy escapist? -- Is fantasy subversive?-- The twelve books. -- Momo by Michael Ende -- Tuck everlasting by Natalie Babbitt -- The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -- The silver chair by C.S. Lewis -- Finn family moomintroll by Tove Jansson -- The rope trick by Lloyd Alexander -- Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin -- The last unicorn by Peter S. Beagle -- The wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahame -- Charlotte's web by E.B. White -- The ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman -- The 13 clocks by James Thurber.
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