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4 stars
A fascinating summmary of the development of children’s fantasy literature, from [b:Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland|24213|Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass|Lewis Carroll|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630487234l/24213.SX50.jpg|2375385] to the Harry Potter and [b:His Dark Materials|119322|The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)|Philip Pullman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1505766203l/119322.SX50.jpg|1536771] series.
The bulk of the book is devoted to the life and work of five authors who pioneered the genre: Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne.
There is an interlude that looks at some predecessors and some other contemporary late Victorian and Edwardian authors, such as [a:E. Nesbit|7935185|E. Nesbit|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1395657856p2/7935185.jpg]