Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice follows the White Rabbit, grows and shrinks through tea, croquet and trial.
2,055-word summary · 9 min read
classics + fantasy
26 books tagged both “classics” and “fantasy”.
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Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia retold: Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke build an imagined kingdom and face sudden loss.
2,673-word summary · 12 min read
The Magician's Nephew
C. S. Lewis's Narnia origin story retold: Digory and Polly, the Wood between the Worlds, the waking of Jadis in Charn, Aslan's singing creation, and the apple…
2,528-word summary · 11 min read
The Gunslinger
Roland chases the man in black across desert to the tower, losing Jake and learning ka is a wheel.
2,071-word summary · 9 min read
A Wrinkle in Time
Meg Murry, Charles Wallace and Calvin tessar past Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which to Camazotz to free Mr Murry from IT.
2,055-word summary · 9 min read
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Poor Charlie Bucket finds a golden ticket to tour Wonka's factory with four spoiled kids.
3,574-word summary · 16 min read
The Princess Bride
Buttercup loses Westley to pirates and is forced to marry Prince Humperdinck in Florin.
3,412-word summary · 15 min read
The Return of the King
Frodo and Sam reach Mount Doom while Aragorn claims Gondor and Pippin and Merry fight at Minas Tirith.
3,341-word summary · 15 min read
The Two Towers
Frodo and Sam crawl toward Mordor with Gollum while Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli chase orcs across Rohan.
2,284-word summary · 10 min read
The Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring retold: Frodo's flight, Strider, Moria, Lothlorien, and the breaking of the Fellowship.
2,315-word summary · 10 min read
The Golden Compass
Golden Compass retold: Lyra and Pan north to save Roger, bears, Dust, bridge to new world.
2,019-word summary · 9 min read
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis's Narnia opener retold: four Pevensies, the White Witch's winter, Aslan's sacrifice, and the crowning at Cair Paravel.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read