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The realm of fairy story: J. R. R. Tolkien and Robin McKinley'sBeauty

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  1. Children's literature and language arts at Houghton College, Houghton, New York

    Daniel Woolsey (Aassociate professor)

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He has published articles on children's literature inLanguage Arts and has contributed to the bookChildren's Literature in the Classroom: Weaving Charlotte's Web.

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Woolsey, D. The realm of fairy story: J. R. R. Tolkien and Robin McKinley'sBeauty . Child Lit Educ 22, 129–135 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01142313

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