On Fairy-Stories is an essay written by
J. R. R. Tolkien, first published in
Essays Presented to Charles Williams, [Oxford University Press]
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1947. Subsequently published with
Leaf by Niggle in [Tree and Leaf]
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The essay is significant because it contains Tolkien's explanation of his philosophy on fantasy and thoughts on the crafting of mythologies.
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