The difference between fairy and wonder tales I recently stumbled upon an old print of Lyman Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz (1944). I’ve never been interested enough in the book to finish it, but the introduction is an exciting thing to read. In it, Baum distinguishes between fairy tales and wonder tales, and places Oz in the latter. The classic fairy tale, he says (almost in a prophetic tone), filled many “childish” hearts with joy, Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, fairy tales