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Setting: The Fantasy World
‘‘Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’’ illustrates a trend in children’s literature especially characteristic of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century: like the works of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame, and J. M. Barrie, ‘‘Rikki- Tikki-Tavi’’ is set in a fantasy world: a garden populated by animals who can talk and who have distinctive personalities. Setting stories in imaginary places was seen as especially appealing to and appropriate for the active imagination of children. Prior to this period, stories...
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