Author | Laura Miller, ed. |
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Cover artist | Jim Tierney |
Language | English |
Subject | Fictional worlds |
Genre | Literary encyclopedia |
Publisher | Black Dog & Leventhal |
Publication date | 2016 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 978-0316316385 |
OCLC | 943689406 |
809.933 | |
LC Class | PN56.I44L58 2016 |
Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created is a 2016 book edited by Laura Miller, co-founder of Salon.com. It is a compendium of "lands that exist only in the imagination," and covers 2,000 years of literary creation. For each work, an entry provides historical context, plot summary, and author biography.
The contents are divided into five chronological sections covering the following works: