From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection of short stories is a must for all fantasy fans.<\/b><\/p>\n
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.<\/p>\n
Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince<\/i> draws on the great fairy tale tradition. Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse<\/i> gives us a taste of the Gothic whilst H.P. Blavatsky journeys into the weird. The effects of war and loss are keenly felt by Arthur Machen in his moving story The Bowmen<\/i>. And in Victorian times, children’s writers such as Edith Nesbit spin the most charming fantastical tales in stories like The Dragon Tamers<\/i>.<\/p>\n
These amazing feats of imagination brilliantly showcase the many facets of fantasy writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An entrancing anthology of fantasy short stories full of magic, adventure and surprise.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[390],"product_tag":[26949,26973,358,26861,26828,599],"class_list":{"0":"post-104314","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-macmillan-collectors","6":"product_tag-classic-fiction","7":"product_tag-epic-fantasy","8":"product_tag-gift-books","9":"product_tag-magical-realism","10":"product_tag-narrative-theme-sense-of-place","11":"product_tag-short-stories","12":"pa_book_author-mendlesohn-farah","13":"pa_cover-hardback","14":"pa_dewey-808-838766-edition23","15":"pa_edition-short-stories","16":"pa_imprint-macmillan-collectors-library","17":"pa_language-english","18":"pa_pages-10489","19":"pa_publisher-macmillan-collectors-library","20":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","22":"first","23":"instock","24":"taxable","25":"shipping-taxable","26":"purchasable","27":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n