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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition) 239 reviews
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
Wow
+ More than a Great Story
+ Fantastic!
+ Intriguing...
+ It's about time I read this!
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The Book of Wonder 9 reviews
Lord Dunsany
Wildside Press, 2005
Book of wonderful things
+ Lord Dunsaney
+ Wonderful book
Lord Dunsany was one of the handful of fantasy writers before "Lord of the Rings" took the world by storm. His stories are grotesque, whimsical, humorous and solemn. And, of course, "The Book of Wonder" is brimming over with unique fantasy stories.
It's a mix of all kinds of fantasy tales: a man ...
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The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics)29 reviews
Geoffrey Chaucer
Penguin Classics, 2003
The strength of Chaucer's verse shines through....
+ Classic
+ Yess
+ The Hobo Philosopher
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The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, ... 203 reviews
Susan Cooper
Simon Pulse, 1993
Wonderful, wonderful series
+ Great series, but this printing is UGLY!
+ One of the best series ever written...
+ new movie
+ Light Is Rising
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The Lais of Marie de France (Penguin Classics)14 reviews
Marie de France
Penguin Classics, 1999
The French Renaissance of the 12th Century.
+ Magnificent!
+ Girl Power, Medieval Style
+ The Lais of Marie de France
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The Once and Future King325 reviews
Terence Hanbury White
Ace Trade, 1996
creative, rich and wonderful
+ Wow. Wow! WOW!!!
+ How I wish I was thirteen again ...
+ An Arthurian Masterpiece
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The Wind in the Willows (Penguin Classics)3 reviews
Kenneth Grahame
Penguin Classics, 2005
Read this now!
+ The Wind in the Willows has provided one hundred years of joy and gentle humor to booklovers
True, this book is a classic. But contrary to some other reviews you may read on this site, the book earns its status as a classic. It's a brilliant adventure, and you won't be disappointed.
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Shardik34 reviews
Richard Adams
Overlook TP, 2001
Vividly Descriptive and a Real Thrill
+ Timeless and thought provoking, May just open your mind a bit more than you planned!
+ Another Excellent Adventure from Richard Adams
+ A Gripping, Provocative Book
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)1084 reviews
Philip Pullman
Laurel Leaf, 2003
Dark Materials a Triple Threat or Three Times a Charm? Awesome Novels!
+ The Death of Dogma and the Birth of Joy
+ Wonderful!
+ Great Reading
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Frankenstein (Penguin Classics)39 reviews
Mary Shelley
Penguin Classics, 2003
4-1/2 stars for a classic the movies messed up
+ Frankenstein
+ Frakenstein
+ This edition allows Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin-Shelley to shine
+ Frankenstein (Penguin Classics)
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Flood6 reviews
Jocelyn Pook
Virgin Records Us, 1999
Wow!
+ Masked Ball
+ Mysterious, haunting and delicately dark
+ Discovery!
+ The Queen of Rich Music
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Howl's Moving Castle190 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones
Eos, 2008
Like a breath of fresh air, or maybe...
+ Howl's Moving Castle will brighten up any boring day!
+ The Best Fantasy I've Ever Read
+ Light-hearted, warm, and entertaining
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The Well at the World's End, Volume 1
Unknown
Ballantine Books, 1970
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Duncton Wood58 reviews
William Horwood
Ballantine Books, 1986
Terrific
+ Holy moley.
+ Not Free SF Reader
+ The Stone Mole and the Book of Silence
+ Read the first page.
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The Hobbit (Collector's Edition)1620 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
fantastic
+ Rob Inglis Audioreview - The Hobbit A+
+ Amazing Story!
+ Hobbit unabridged audio book
+ An All-Time Favorite
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo19 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Del Rey, 1988
The Great Magic
+ Who cares about Middle English?
+ Enter into late-Medieval Adventure and Piety
+ Arthurian Legend at its best
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The Chronicles of Narnia Set1004 reviews
C. S. Lewis
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1993
Sexy Scenes None, A Great Read
+ Good item.
+ Great box set at great price
+ Superlative
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The Lord of the Rings (Collector's Edition)1002 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1974
Top Shelf Tolkien
+ Great book, great illustrations, great buy!
+ What took me so long? This is a masterpiece of storytelling
I recently purchased the single volume illustrated version of the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Illustrated Edition). This is probably only for the (at least) semi-fanatical Tolkien fan.
I had owned a set of soft cover individual books (all four: Hobbit, ...
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The Princess and the Goblin (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection)42 reviews
George Macdonald
Puffin, 1997
One of the best fantasy books period
+ Happy Camper
+ Very Victorian
+ Great story!
+ A Few Pro's and Con's to the Puffin Classics Edition
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)9 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Ill met by moonlight, proud reader?
+ The Bard's Best
+ What we needed
+ "The course of true love never did run smooth."
+ The dream of romance is lighthearted laughter
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