The Treasury of the Fantastic
by David Sandner and Jacob Weisman, eds.
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Pub Date Aug 15 2013 | Archive Date Jan 26 2014
Description
The fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. Imaginative stories of wit and intelligence weave through vivid landscapes that are alternately wondrous and terrifying. Bringing together major literary figures from the 19th and 20th centuries, this deftly curated assemblage of notable classics and unexpected gems from the pre-Tolkien era will captivate and enchant readers. Forerunners of today's speculative fiction, these are the authors that changed the fantasy genre forever.
The forty-four authors represented in The Treasury of the Fantastic include John Keats, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Lewis Carroll, Henry James, Edith Nesbit, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, W. B. Yates, Rudyard Kipling, Kenneth Grahame, Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, and many more.
A Note From the Publisher
Dr. David Sandner is the author of a scholarly book, The Fantastic Sublime: Romanticism and Transcendence in Nineteenth-century Children's Fantasy Literature. Sandner is an Professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he teaches 19th-century British Literature, children's literature, the gothic, science fiction, and fantastic literature.
Jacob Weisman is the editor and publisher at Tachyon Publications. He has worked with such renowned authors as Peter S.Beagle, Michael Swanwick, Clifford D. Simak, Nancy Kress, Jack McDevitt, Avram Davidson, Charles de Lint, and Pat Murphy, among many others. He was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 1999 for his work at Tachyon.
Advance Praise
9.5 out of 10: "The Treasury of the Fantastic is an
amazing collection of 44 poems, short stories and novellas, all fantasy
related, all published before 1923.... [A]n anthology that easily fits in on
your book shelf."
-Fantasy Book Review
"A marvelous mix of classics and rarely seen works, bibliophile's finds and old favorites....a treasury in every sense and a treasure!"-Connie Willis, author, Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog
"The fantasy tradition in English and American literature is rich and varied and strange. This is the book to read to find out what you never knew you needed to know."
-David G. Hartwell, editor of the Year's Best Fantasy series
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781616960964 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Bookseller 158117
This was an exciting page-turner. For lovers of this genre, it will be a sad day as you come to the end of the book. Excellent story, believable characters throughout and an immersive world creates an enjoyable way to escape for a weekend.
Fi C, Bookseller
An amazing compilation of work by the authors that helped shape the fantastical fiction future this was a joy to read and full of classic fantasy works. Best read in short bursts, in my case anyway, I don't think there were any stories that I didn't really enjoy.
