The Complete Children Fantasy Fairy Tales Anthologies Collection (9 in 1)

The King of the Golden River (1841), the history of modern fantasy literature is usually said to begin with George MacDonald, the Scottish author of such novels as The Princess and the Goblin and Phantastes (1858), the latter of which is widely considered to be the first fantasy novel ever written for adults. MacDonald was a major influence on both J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. The other major fantasy author of this era was William Morris, who wrote several novels in the latter part of the century, including The Well at the World's End.

Despite MacDonald's future influence with At the Back of the North Wind (1871), and Morris's popularity with his contemporaries, it wasn't until the turn of the century that fantasy fiction began to reach a large audience. Lord Dunsany established the genre's popularity in both the novel and the short story form.

Table of Contents    
The True History
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
The King of the Golden River
Through the Looking Glass
The Water Babies
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume I
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume II
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume III
The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume IV
At the Back of the North Wind
Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women
Lilith, a romance