Product Description: H.P. Lovecraft's favorite horror stories, those that inspired and awed him -- with four additional stories from the original edition!H.P. Lovecraft made lists of both literary and popular stories "having the greatest amount of truly cosmic horror and macabre convincingness...read more

Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume III is the third book in the first scholarly series published by an academic press for the purpose of presenting and reviewing the growing body orf critical commentary and scholarship about J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. Essays in this volume include "Tolkienian Linguistics at 50" by Carl F. Hostetter, "Dream Visions of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings" by Amy M. Amendt-Raduege, "Three is Company: Novel, Fairy Tale, and Romance on the Journey through the Shire" by Martin Simpson, and "Beowulf as Fairy-Story: Enchanting the Elegaic in The Two Towers." Eleven essays, plus bibliography for 2004, the year’s work in review, and an extensive book review section.

Two noted Tolkien scholars bring together a collection of personal reminiscences, interviews, and other memories of the acclaimed writer, featuring contributions from Robert Murray, Norman Power, Donald Swann, L. Sprague de Camp, Michael and Christopher Tolkien, and others on topics ranging from the events of his life to the significance of his literary work.

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Profiles top English-language fantasy and horror writers of classics and contemporary works, in a reference that includes biographical sketches, detailed accounts of forefront publications, and author quotes. Original.

A collection of twenty-two classic fantasy tales notes their connection to Tolkien's early works and includes such pieces as George Macdonald's 'The Golden Key,' Andrew Lang's 'The Story of Sigurd,' and E. A. Wyke-Smith's 'The Marvelous Land of Snergs.' Reprint.

A collection of short tales, published together for the first time, represents many of the best of the writer's seafaring adventures. But the author of The House on the Borderland and The Night Land. Original.

A collection of favorite horror works includes the title story, in which the author introduces a small town under the siege of an existential darkness; and a variety of additional short works that follow a theme of confronting nightmares. Original.

A collection of classic fantasy tales features pieces that represent the best in the genre throughout the past one hundred years and includes stories by such masters as L. Frank Baum, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and a range of contemporary writers. Original.

This satire finds animals rebelling against humans and setting up their own government.

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A treasury of fantasy by an author whose fiction ranges through the mythologies of major cultures of the world includes The Secret Mountain and Other Tales and other stories never before reprinted or published under a pseudonym.

Product Description: The second edition of this excellent introduction to the basis of sports reporting and writing is fully updated and expanded to reflect significant developments on sports pages during the pst decade. In addition to examining coverage of both revenue-producing and non-revenue-producing sports...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)