Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder Author:David G. Hartwells An enormously rich and varied collection, Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder contains thirty-eight outstanding selections that represent the best short fantasy fiction of the last two centuries. Among the great classic and contemporary authors featured are Charles Dickens, J.M. Barrie, Williams Morris, Ursula K. LeGuin, Jack Vance, Graham Greene... more », Peter S. Beagle, and Harlan ellison, with special inclusion of such stories as Issac Sashevis Singer's "The Parrot."
Together they offer a marvelous escape into fantastic worlds of wonder where even ordinary folks can come face-to-face with supernatural forces and other kinds of magic.« less