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'''''Tales Before Tolkien''''' is a collection of fantasy fiction which inspired [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
 
==From the publisher==
 
"For those interested in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s sources comes Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy, edited by [[Douglas A. Anderson]] ([[The Annotated Hobbit]]), which collects 22 classic stories by such masters as George Macdonald, Andrew Lang, Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell. Arthur Machen aficionados will especially appreciate "The Coming of the Terror" (an abridgement of his short novel The Terror), hitherto unreprinted since its initial magazine appearance in 1917. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information."
"For those interested in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s sources comes Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy, edited by [[Douglas A. Anderson]] ([[The Annotated Hobbit]]), which collects 22 classic stories by such masters as George Macdonald, Andrew Lang, Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell. Arthur Machen aficionados will especially appreciate "The Coming of the Terror" (an abridgement of his short novel The Terror), hitherto unreprinted since its initial magazine appearance in 1917. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information."
:--''Publishers Weekly''
:--''Publishers Weekly''
ISBN 0345458567 <br />
'''Format:''' Mass Market Paperback, 517pp <br />
'''Pub. Date:''' November 2005 <br />
'''Publisher:''' Random House Publishing Group <br />


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Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
File:Tales Before Tolkien.jpg.jpg
AuthorDouglas A. Anderson (editor)
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ReleasedNovember 2005
FormatMass Market Paperback
Pages517
ISBN0345458567

Tales Before Tolkien is a collection of fantasy fiction which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

From the publisher

"For those interested in J.R.R. Tolkien's sources comes Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy, edited by Douglas A. Anderson (The Annotated Hobbit), which collects 22 classic stories by such masters as George Macdonald, Andrew Lang, Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell. Arthur Machen aficionados will especially appreciate "The Coming of the Terror" (an abridgement of his short novel The Terror), hitherto unreprinted since its initial magazine appearance in 1917. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information."

--Publishers Weekly