Books by Matthew Sangster
Matthew Sangster is Professor of Romantic Studies, Fantasy and Cultural
History at the University of Glasgow, where he co-directs the Centre for Fantasy and
the Fantastic. His books include An Introduction to Fantasy (2023), Living as an
Author in the Romantic Period (2021), Realms of Imagination (co-edited with Tanya
Kirk, 2023), Institutions of Literature, 1700-1900 (co-edited with Jon Mee, 2022) and
Remediating the 1820s (co-edited with Jon Mee, 2023).
Interviews with Matthew Sangster
Classic Fantasy Books, recommended by Matthew Sangster
A fantasy ‘classic’ is a book that enables a new kind of story to be written, says fantasy scholar Matthew Sangster. He introduces five classics, and explains how they both build on and subvert our shared stock of stories to create wonderful new worlds – worlds that are not made to be admired from a distance, but rather to be lived inside, and shared.
