On Fairy-Stories

J. R. R. Tolkien

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J. R. R. Tolkien

On Fairy-Stories

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1939

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Behind the ivory towers of academia, one scholar dared to defend the maligned realm of fairy-stories against those who would dismiss them as mere children's tales. Test your understanding of Tolkien's passionate argument for the literary merit of fantasy and its profound connection to human nature.

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