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A kind of elvish craft

Dimitra Fimi

Weekly essays on Tolkien, fantasy, children’s literature, folklore, and miniature worlds, drawn from two current book projects.

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    Academic and writer, Professor of Fantasy and Children's Literature, University of Glasgow. Writing on Tolkien, fantasy, folklore, elves and fairies, and all things miniature.

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