The Cradle of Fantasy is the "folk-soul."

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Overview:

Title: The Cradle of Fantasy is the "folk-soul."
Author: Jane Yolen
Year: 1986
Type: Essays
Series: Touchstones

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Fantasy Review, January 1986 (Unknown, Jane Yolen, Florida Atlantic University, $2.75, 44 pages, quarto, MAGAZINE)