Tolkien On Fairy-StoriesA new expanded edition of Tolkiens most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. J. R. R. Tolkien's "On Fairy stories" is his most studied and most quoted essay, an exemplary personal statement of his views on the role of imagination in literature, and an intellectual tour