The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter S. Beagle
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Collected works
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: Various, primarily the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- Setting: New York City and England
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Folkloric or magical people, Mythical animals, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, New York City, England or English people, Werewolves
- Locales: New York, NY, England
The Plot
The first story in The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle is “Lila the Werewolf.” It might be called either a short novella or a lengthy short story. It follows the brief relationship between Joe Farrell and Lila Braun. Shortly after Lila moves into Farrell’s apartment, Farrell begins to notice that Lila acts strangely during a certain part of the month. He soon discovers the reason for this behavior: Lila Braun is a werewolf. Although their relationship continues for a short time, it finally disintegrates when Farrell and Lila’s mother follow Lila, who is...
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