Taking the Subject Further: Comparison of three of Diana Wynne Jones' Fantasies

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  • Margaret Rumbold

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1997vol7no2art1386

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Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy fiction, postmodernism, Power of Three, The Spellcoats, Hexwood

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Childrens Books Cited

Jones, Diana Wynne (1993) Hexwood. London, Methuen.

Jones, Diana Wynne (1989) [1976] Power of Three. London, Arrow.

Jones, Diana Wynne (1993) [1979] The Spellcoats. London, Reed.

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1997-07-01

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“Taking the Subject Further: Comparison of three of Diana Wynne Jones’ Fantasies” (1997) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 7(2), pp. 16–28. doi:10.21153/pecl1997vol7no2art1386.

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