{"product_id":"late-reviews-paperback","title":"Late Reviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas A. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Nodens Books. \u003ci\u003eLate Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e collects Douglas A. Anderson's reviews of older or unusual books, usually ones of a fantastical, supernatural or decadent nature, written over the last twenty-five years. \"Doug Anderson's regular 'Late Reviews' column in \u003ci\u003eWormwood\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasury of information and commentary on some of the rarest, most obscure and strangest books in our field. It is infused by Doug's shrewd and unflinching assessments; bad books are named as such, overlooked achievements are justly celebrated.\" -Mark Valentine, editor of \u003ci\u003eWormwood\u003c\/i\u003e \"In his wonderful 'Late Reviews' Doug Anderson boldly goes where few readers have gone before. Rather than write about the familiar classics of fantasy and supernatural literature, he explores the genre's back alleys and waste lands, rediscovering dozens of strange and strangely appealing titles, most of them half forgotten, if remembered at all. Who else has read Guy Ridley's \u003ci\u003eThe World of Teregor\u003c\/i\u003e and John William Harding's \u003ci\u003eA Conjuror of Phantoms\u003c\/i\u003e and Erica Fay's \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Fairyland\u003c\/i\u003e or, it would seem, the complete works of Anthony Dyllington, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen Thing\u003c\/i\u003e? When Doug praised the wit of Alexander de Comeau's \u003ci\u003eMonk's Magic\u003c\/i\u003e-and likened it to Mervyn Wall's \u003ci\u003eThe Unfortunate Fursey\u003c\/i\u003e-I immediately went searching for a copy. Far more than just a collection of essays, Douglas A. Anderson's \u003ci\u003eLate Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable reference, a guide for the curious reader and, not least, a source of rare literary entertainment.\" -Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author of \u003ci\u003eClassics for Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Conan Doyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas A. Anderson's first book was \u003ci\u003eThe Annotated Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e (1988; revised and expanded 2002), and it is mostly for his work on J.R.R. Tolkien that he is known today. He corrected the text in various editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e published between 1987 and 2002, contributing an introductory \"Note on the Text\" on the complicated publishing history of the work. He co-edited with Verlyn Flieger a critical edition of Tolkien's famous essay about fairy-stories, publishing for the first time Tolkien's extensive draft. This book came out in England in 2008 under the title \u003ci\u003eTolkien On Fairy-stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Anderson has also specialized in the history of fantasy literature, and has introduced new editions of works by Kenneth Morris, Clemence Housman, Leonard Cline, and many others. He resurrected E. A. Wyke-Smith 1927 children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Marvellous Land of Snergs\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an importance source for \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e. Two of his anthologies, \u003ci\u003eTales Before Tolkien\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eTales Before Narnia\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), study the sources for the fantasy writings by Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711556358207,"sku":"9781987512564","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b8892c7ab49acfc165cff198664ac5d.webp?v=1765058897","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/late-reviews-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}