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Carolyne Larrington introduces the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner whose first novel Lolly Willowes (1926) is a feminist fantasy classic, and whose last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elphin (1977) makes play with European fairy traditions. Townsend Warner has recently been rediscovered as one of the most important English women fantasy writers of the twentieth century.

Date Published: 05 June 2020
Contributors:
Carolyne Larrington
In Collection(s): Fantasy Literature: An Introduction, Sylvia Townsend Warner
Keywords:
Fantasy literature, Lolly Willowes, Kingdoms of Elphin
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: Sylvia Townsend Warner by Carolyne Larrington at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/sylvia-townsend-warner via http://writersinspire.org/content/sylvia-townsend-warner. Published on 05 June 2020. Accessed on 05 July 2025.

If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Sylvia Townsend Warner (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/sylvia-townsend-warner) by Carolyne Larrington, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).