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Fantasy literature is the body of written works that employ the motifs , themes , and stylistic approaches expected in the fantasy genre . Historically , most works of fantasy were written pieces of literature . Since the 1960s , a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films , ___MASK44___ programs , graphic novels , video games , music and painting . Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe , often but not always without any locations , events , or people from the real world . Most fantasy uses ___MASK34___ or other supernatural elements as a main plot element , theme , or setting . ___MASK34___ and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds . Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes , respectively , though there is a great deal of overlap between the three , all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction . George MacDonald ( 10 December 1824  18 September 1905 ) was a Scottish ___MASK58___ , ___MASK56___ , and Christian ___MASK3___ . He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll . His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W . H . Auden , C . S . Lewis , J . R . R . Tolkien , Walter de la Mare , E . Nesbit and Madeleine L ' Engle . C . S . Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his " master ": " Picking up a copy of " Phantastes " one day at a train - station bookstall , I began to read . A few hours later ," said Lewis , " I knew that I had crossed a great frontier ." G . K . Chesterton cited " The Princess and the Goblin " as a book that had " made a difference to my whole existence ". The ___MASK69___ and the Goblin is a children ' s fantasy novel by George MacDonald . It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co . Croome Court is a mid 18th century neo - Palladian mansion surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland at Croome D ' Abitot , near Pershore in south Worcestershire , England . The mansion and park were designed by Lancelot " Capability " Brown for the 6th Earl of Coventry , and were Brown ' s first landscape design and first ___MASK61___ architectural project . Some of the mansion ' s rooms were designed by Robert Adam . Gilbert Keith Chesterton , KC * SG ( 29 May 1874  14 June 1936 ), better known as G . K . Chesterton , was an English ___MASK39___ , poet , ___MASK53___ , dramatist , journalist , orator , lay ___MASK77___ , biographer , and literary and art critic . Chesterton is often referred to as the " prince of paradox ". " Time " magazine has observed of his writing style : " Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings , proverbs , allegories  first carefully turning them inside out ." Croome D ' Abitot is a village and civil parish , which shares a joint parish council with Severn Stoke , in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire , England . The parish church of St Mary Magdalene is situated in the grounds of Croome Court . For the NBA player , see John Trapp ( basketball ) John Trapp , ( 5 June 1601 , Croome D ' Abitot - 16 October 1669 , Weston - on - Avon ) , was an English Anglican Bible commentator . His large five - volume commentary is still read today and is known for its pithy statements and quotable prose . His volumes are quoted frequently by other ___MASK19___ writers , including Charles Spurgeon ( 1834 - 1892 ) , Ruth Graham , the daughter of Ruth Bell Graham , said that John Trapp , along with C . S . Lewis and George MacDonald , was one of her mother ' s three favorite sources for quotations . Trapp studied at the Free School in Worcester and then at Christ Church , Oxford ( B . A . , 1622 ; M . A . , 1624 ) . He became usher of the free school of Stratford - upon - Avon in 1622 and its headmaster in 1624 , and was made preacher at Luddington , near Stratford , before becoming vicar of Weston - on - Avon in Gloucestershire . He sided with parliament in the English Civil War and was arrested for a short time . He took the covenant of 1643 and acted as chaplain to the parliamentary soldiers in Stratford for two years . He served as rector of Welford - on - Avon in Gloucestershire between 1646 and 1660 and again as vicar of Weston from 1660 until his death in 1669 . Be careful what books you read , for as water tastes of the soil it runs through , so does the soul taste of the authors that a man reads . -- John Trapp He who rides to be crowned will not mind a rainy day . -- John Trapp Unity without verity is no better than conspiracy -- John Trapp Wystan Hugh Auden ( 21 February 1907  29 September 1973 ) was an English ___MASK56___ , who later became an American citizen . He is best known for love poems such as " Funeral Blues ," poems on political and social themes such as " September 1 , 1939 " and " The Shield of Achilles ," poems on cultural and psychological themes such as " The Age of Anxiety ," and poems on ___MASK19___ themes such as " For the Time Being " and " Horae Canonicae ." He was born in York , grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional middle - class family . He attended English independent ( or public ) schools and studied English at Christ Church , Oxford . After a few months in Berlin in 1928  29 he spent five years ( 1930  35 ) teaching in English public schools , then travelled to Iceland and China in order to write books about his journeys . In 1939 he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1946 . He taught from 1941 to 1945 in American universities , followed by occasional visiting professorships in the 1950s . From 1947 to 1957 he wintered in New York and summered in Ischia ; from 1958 until the end of his life he wintered in New York ( in Oxford in 1972  73 ) and summered in Kirchstetten , Austria . Madeleine L ' Engle ( Camp , November 29 , 1918  September 6 , 2007 ) was an American ___MASK39___ best known for young adult fiction , particularly the Newbery Medal - winning " A Wrinkle in Time " and its sequels : " A Wind in the Door ", National Book Award - winning " A Swiftly Tilting Planet ", " Many Waters ", and " An Acceptable Time ". Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in science . Edith Nesbit ( married name Edith Bland ; 15 August 1858  4 May 1924 ) was an English ___MASK58___ and ___MASK56___ ; she published her books for children under the name of E . Nesbit . Clive Staples Lewis ( 29 November 1898  22 November 1963 ) was a British ___MASK65___ , ___MASK56___ , academic , medievalist , ___MASK59___ , essayist , lay ___MASK77___ , broadcaster , lecturer , and Christian apologist . He held academic positions at both Oxford University ( Magdalen College , 1925  1954 ) and Cambridge University ( Magdalene College , 1954  1963 ). He is best known for his fictional work , especially " The Screwtape Letters ", " The Chronicles of Narnia ", and " The Space Trilogy ", and for his non - fiction Christian apologetics , such as " Mere Christianity ", " Miracles ", and " The Problem of Pain ". John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , ( 3 January 1892  2 September 1973 ), known by his pen name J . ___MASK91___ . ___MASK91___ . Tolkien , was an English ___MASK39___ , poet , philologist , and ___MASK52___ who is best known as the author of the classic high - fantasy works " The Hobbit ", " The Lord of the Rings ", and " The Silmarillion ".