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Spellbound fantasy stories

A collection of eighteen short stories and excerpts from longer works of classic and contemporary fantasy by such authors as Jane Yolen, C.S. Lewis, L. Frank Baum, and E. Nesbit.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Jones, Diana Wynne
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Kingfisher, 2007.
Subjects:	Fantasy fiction > Juvenile. Short stories > Juvenile.
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Summary:	A collection of eighteen short stories and excerpts from longer works of classic and contemporary fantasy by such authors as Jane Yolen, C.S. Lewis, L. Frank Baum, and E. Nesbit.
Item Description:	Originally published: 1995.
Physical Description:	280 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:	9780753461440 (pbk.) 0753461447 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Diana Wynne Jones was born in London on August 16, 1934. In 1953, she began school at St. Anne's College Oxford and attended lectures by J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. After graduation, she created plays for children that were performed at the London Arts Theatre. Her first book was published in 1973. She wrote over 40 books during her lifetime including Dark Lord of Derkholm, Earwig and the Witch, and the Chrestomanci series. She won numerous awards including the Guardian Award for Children's Books in 1977 for Charmed Life, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in 1984 for Archer's Goon, the Mythopeic Award in 1999, the Karl Edward Wagner Award in 1999, and the Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Organization in 2007. Her book Howl's Moving Castle was adapted into an animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. She died from lung cancer on March 26, 2011 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography)