Contents

Here is a list of all the essays included on this website. You can find information on where they were originally published on the individual essay pages. If you would like to reference or quote from any of them, please see the permissions statement under the Connect tab.

Essays on Fantasy and Fairy Tales

Fairies and Fairylands
Fairy Gifts: The Magic of Generosity in Fairy Tales
Myth and Magic of Narnia, The
Professor Tolkien and the Fairies

Essays on Writing and Being a Writer

Writing as Witchcraft

Essays in the Fairytale Heroine’s Journey

The Fairytale Heroine’s Journey
Mapping the Fairytale Heroine’s Journey
Mapping the Fairytale Heroine’s Journey: Quotations

Stage 1: The Heroine Receives Gifts
Stage 2: The Heroine Leaves or Loses Her Home
Stage 3: The Heroine Enters the Dark Forest
Stage 4: The Heroine Finds a Temporary Home
Stage 5: The Heroine Meets Friends and Helpers
Stage 6: The Heroine Learns to Work
Stage 7: The Heroine Endures Temptations and Trials
Stage 8: The Heroine Dies or Is in Disguise
Stage 9: The Heroine Is Revived or Recognized
Stage 10: The Heroine Finds Her True Partner
Stage 11: The Heroine Enters Her Permanent Home
Stage 12: The Heroine’s Tormentors Are Punished

Tale: Vasilisa the Beautiful
Tale: Sleeping Beauty
Tale: Snow White
Tale: The Goose Girl

For more information on these essays, also look on the Journey page, which explains the Heroine’s Journey project.