Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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Charles Kingsley. " But there are no such things as water- babies . " How do you know that ? Have you been there to see ? And if you have been there to see , and had seen none , that would not prove that there were none ... Water - Babies .
Charles Kingsley. " But there are no such things as water- babies . " How do you know that ? Have you been there to see ? And if you have been there to see , and had seen none , that would not prove that there were none ... Water - Babies .
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A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby Charles Kingsley. A water - baby ? baby . Perhaps not . That is the very reason why this ... babies . " How do you know that ? Have you been there to see ? And if you had been there to see , and had seen none ...
A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby Charles Kingsley. A water - baby ? baby . Perhaps not . That is the very reason why this ... babies . " How do you know that ? Have you been there to see ? And if you had been there to see , and had seen none ...
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Charles Kingsley. In fact, the fairies had turned him into a water-baby. A water-baby? You never heard of a water-baby. Perhaps not. That is the very reason why this story was written. There are a great many things in the ... Water-Babies.
Charles Kingsley. In fact, the fairies had turned him into a water-baby. A water-baby? You never heard of a water-baby. Perhaps not. That is the very reason why this story was written. There are a great many things in the ... Water-Babies.
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The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
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