Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder - Edited by David G. Hartwell - 1989 Hardback

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. Cover art: THOMAS CANTY Blurb: “An enormously rich and varied collec-tion, Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder contains thirty-eight outstanding selections that represent the best short fantasy fiction of the last two centuries. Among the great classic and contemporary authors featured are Charles Dickens, J. M. Barrie, William Morris, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack Vance, Graham Greene, Peter S. Beagle, and Harlan Ellison, with special inclusion of such stories as Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Parrot" and Mark Twain's "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut" that have never before been printed as "fantasy." Together they offer a marvelous escape into fantastic worlds of wonder where even ordinary folks can come face  to face with supernatural forces and other kinds of magic. For instance, in this treasure trove of fantasy are: "The Third Level" by Jack Finney, in which a young man discovers, while hurryin