Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy

Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy presents numerous fantasy tales thought to have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien and his creation of Middle-earth legendarium. It was edited by Tolkien scholar Douglas Anderson, who provides commentary with each story, and was published in August 2003.
== Stories included ==
* Ludwig Tieck, "The Elves"
* George MacDonald, "The Golden Key"
* E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, "Puss-Cat Mew" 
* Frank R. Stockton, "The Griffin and the Minor Canon" 
* Richard Garnett, "The Demon Pope" 
* Andrew Lang, "The Story of Sigurd" 
* William Morris, "The Folk of the Mountain Door" 
* H. Rider Haggard, "Black Heart and White Heart" 
* E. Nesbit, "The Dragon Tamers" 
* John Buchan, "The Far Islands" 
* Clemence Housman, "The Drawn Arrow" 
* L. Frank Baum, "The Enchanted Buffalo" 
* Lord Dunsany, "Chu-bu and Sheemish" 
* William Hope Hodgson, "The Baumhoff Explosive" 
* Kenneth Morris, "The Regent of the North" 
* Arthur Machen, "The Coming of the Terror" 
* Francis Stevens, "The Elf Trap" 
* James Branch Cabell, "The Thin Queen of Elfhame" 
* A. Merritt, "The Woman of the Wood" 
* E. A. Wyke-Smith, "Golithos the Ogre" 
* Austin Tappan Wright, "The Story of Alwina" 
* David Lindsay, "A Christmas Play" 
== External links ==
* Official page
* Barnes & Noble
* Goodreads page
* Amazon.com
== See also ==
* Tolkien's Library: An Annotated Checklist
* Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages
Category:Secondary literature
Category:Books
Category:2003 publications
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