Children's fantasy
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Children's fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literature intended for young readers. It may also refer to fantasy read by children, regardless of the intended audience.
Illustration from first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Hobbit
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and
Children's fantasy
…fantasy. The golden age of children's fantasy, in scholars' view, occurred in the mid-20th century when the genre was influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. In the vein of Narnia, the post-war period saw rising stakes and manifestations of evil in the works of…
Cover of the 1937 first edition, from a drawing by Tolkien
Swedish and Finnish book covers of The Hobbit illustrated by Tove Jansson
Bilbo's role as burglar places him in the trickster tradition of figures like Prometheus who stole fire from the gods. Painting by Jan Cossiers, 1637
Bilbo's character and adventures match many details of William Morris's expedition in Iceland. 1870 cartoon of Morris riding a pony by his travelling companion Edward Burne-Jones