Part I. Essays: On stories -- On three ways of writing for children -- Sometimes fairy stories may say best what's to be said -- On juvenile tastes -- It all began with a picture ... -- On criticism -- On science fiction -- A reply to Professor Haldane -- Unreal estates
Part II. Stories: The shoddy lands -- Ministering angels -- Forms of things unknown -- After ten years (with notes by Roger Lancelyn Green and Alastair Fowler)
Summary
The contemporary writer discusses elements in fairy tales and science fiction, often overlooked by critics and presents three selections from his own works. Bibliogs
