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3.0 out of 5 stars
Short on faerie & "high" fantasy,
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This review is from: Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century (Paperback)
This anthology of "fantasy" consists largely of ghost/supernatural stories and unusual happenings in the then contemporary world. A couple of the stories are arguably science fiction. If to you "fantasy" suggests dragons, elves and other worlds, this book is not for you. The only story that fits this mode is "The Snow Queen". There is no George MacDonald, Andrew Lang or William Morris. On the plus side, every author in the book is a giant (or at least a very tall man) of literature, and the literary quality of this book is fairly high. The complete contents of this book are:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving Federigo, Prosper Merimee Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, Nathaniel Hawthorne The Overcoat, Nikolai Gogol A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen Hands Off, Edward Everett Hale How Much Land Does a Man Need, Leo Tolstoy The Canterville Ghost, Oscar Wilde Lot No. 249, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Bottle Imp, Robert Louis Stevenson The Christmas Shadrach, Frank Stockton Black Heart and White Heart, Sir H. Rider Haggard The Man Who Could Work Miracles, H. G. Wells |
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century by Isaac Asimov (Paperback - Feb. 1992)
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