Curtis C. Smith

The Impulse of Fantasy Literature

Arts & Literature

“Manlove remains the first critic of fantasy to whom one should turn; in this volume he establishes himself as the best first source for comment on such writers as Charles Williams and E. Nesbit. What is best about Manlove is that, especially for a pioneering critic, he is tough and disciplined. . . . Manlove's biting intelligence is manifest throughout his book.”