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INTRODUCTIONFantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes respectively, though these genres overlap. This book is a special collection of twenty best fantasy stories of all time. Here they are : A STRANGE MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN A COPPER CYLINDER by James De Mille A WITCH SHALL BE BORN by Robert Ervin Howard ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll AMERICAN FAIRY TALES by Lyman Frank Baum FAIRY TALES by Hans Christian Andersen GODS OF THE NORTH by Robert Ervin Howard IRISH FAIRY TALES by James Stephens JAPANESE FAIRY TALES by Yei Theodora Ozaki PETER PAN (PETER AND WENDY) by J.M. Barrie THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang THE BOOK OF DRAGONS by Edith Nesbit THE ENCHANTED CASTLE by Edith Nesbit THE GHOST by Arnold Bennett THE JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling THE LOST CONTINENT by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne THE NIGHT LAND by William Hope Hodgson THE RED FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang THE SORROWS OF SATAN by Marie Corelli THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by Lyman Frank Baum THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (And What Alice Found There) by Lewis Carroll A well-formatted, easy-to-read book suitable for any e-reader, tablet or computer. The reader will go from one section to another one as quick as possible. Enjoy your reading! A STRANGE MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN A COPPER CYLINDER by James De Mille About De Mille James De Mille (23 August 1833 – 28 January 1880) was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian popular writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, son of the merchant and shipowner, Nathan De Mille. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville and spent one year at Acadia University. He then travelled with his brother Budd to Europe, spending half a year in England, France and Italy. On his return to North America, he attended Brown University, from which he obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1854. He married Anne Pryor, daughter of the president of Acadia University, John Pryor, and was there appointed professor of classics. He served there until 1865 when he accepted a new appointment at Dalhousie as professor of English and rhetoric. He continued to write and teach at Dalhousie until his early death at the age of 47.
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