You sigh relief as you turn away from hand tools and cleaning supplies. ... From Jules Verne came the novels Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, and Twenty thousand Leagues Under the Sea. ... This is because fantasy has been with storytelling from the very beginning, from ancient legends of gods and wizards told in every society from which we have records. ... Some of these include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; A Game of Thrones; and what is the single bestselling book series of all time, the Harry Potter novels (Griese 4). ... Books could either be bought f...

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The choices of a director are unconsciously inspired by the spirit of the times and are not independent from their personal characteristics such as age, gender and social background. ... The representation of fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream has, through history, been influenced by external factors such as folkloristic stories about fairies; contemporary beliefs and artistic influences from previous adaptations or foreign cultures. ... I will work from the general to the specific. ... "Tales, description and anecdotes of the fairies from all over the country and, indeed, from all...

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