Beginning in 1804 with Nathan Drake's Henry Fitzowen, The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy traces the development of the genre through the stories and poems of Coleridge, Keats, Dickens, Disraeli, William Morris, Christina Rossetti, Tennyson and Vernon Lee, until the end of the century and Richard Garnett's Alexander the Ratcatcher.
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"There are a number of items which very few people will be familiar with that are real gems, John Sterling's Chronicle of England and Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market." --BBC Radio 4
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Brian Stableford is one of Britain's leading writers of science fiction and fantasy. He is the editor of The Dedalus Book of Decadence and The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy. He has translated for Dedalus under the pseudonym of Francis Amery Monsieur de Phocas by Jean Lorrain and The Angels of Perversity by Remy de Gourmont.
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Modern publishers and booksellers recognise three genres of fantastic fiction, and label their produce accordingly as science fiction, horror or fantasy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nineteenth century fantasy, goblin men, mail coat, comic fantasy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gabriel Grub, Sir Jocelyn, Lurlei Berg, Water Spirit, King of Thessaly, King Arthur, Sir Bedivere, Secondary World, Alexander the Eighth, Rupert the Fearnought, Diana Taurica, Queen of Heaven, Sister Venus, Richard Garnett, Cardinal Barbadico, Foreign Office, Jumbly Girl, Slave of the Cap, Appartamento Borgia, Fortunate Islands, The Lord of the Rings, Tisamenes of Crete, Wishing Cap, Baron Muggzwig, Henry Fitzowen New!
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Modern publishers and booksellers recognise three genres of fantastic fiction, and label their produce accordingly as science fiction, horror or fantasy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nineteenth century fantasy, goblin men, mail coat, comic fantasy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gabriel Grub, Sir Jocelyn, Lurlei Berg, Water Spirit, King of Thessaly, King Arthur, Sir Bedivere, Secondary World, Alexander the Eighth, Rupert the Fearnought, Diana Taurica, Queen of Heaven, Sister Venus, Richard Garnett, Cardinal Barbadico, Foreign Office, Jumbly Girl, Slave of the Cap, Appartamento Borgia, Fortunate Islands, The Lord of the Rings, Tisamenes of Crete, Wishing Cap, Baron Muggzwig, Henry Fitzowen New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud on page 25, and page 27
- Imaginary Worlds by Lin Carter on page 5, and page 6
- The Pickwick Papers (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens on page 131, and page 403
- Goblin Market. by music by Polly Pen, adapted from the poem by Christina Rossetti Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon on page 26, and page 253
- Goblin Market and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by Christina Rossetti on page 26, and page 253
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- The Dedalus Book of Dutch Fantasy (European Literary Fantasy Anth) by Richard Huijing in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books by Stephen Jones in Back Matter
- Devil in Love by Jacques Cazotte in Front Matter
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