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On Fairy-Stories

essay by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Summary

On Fairy-Stories is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,593 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On Fairy-Stories authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • On Fairy-Stories's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • On Fairy-Stories's genre is essay[5].
  • On Fairy-Stories's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • On Fairy-Stories's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • On Fairy-Stories was published on 1947[8].
  • On Fairy-Stories's work available at URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/on-fairy-stories_202110/mode/1up[9].
  • On Fairy-Stories's published in is recorded as The Monsters and the Critics[10].
  • On Fairy-Stories's published in is recorded as Poems and Stories[11].
  • On Fairy-Stories's published in is recorded as Tree and Leaf[12].
  • On Fairy-Stories's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On Fairy-Stories'}[13].

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Authorship and Creation

On Fairy-Stories authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].

Publication

On Fairy-Stories was published on 1947[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Why It Matters

On Fairy-Stories ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,593 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'ml', 'nl', 'tl', 'ur']
    Gnd id → 1130152804
    Published in → The Monsters and the Critics, Poems and Stories, Tree and Leaf
    Bookbrainz work id → a29429b0-e66d-44c1-af89-b4e4bbe43eee
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → The Monsters and the Critics, Poems and Stories, Tree and Leaf
    Archive of our own tag → On Fairy-Stories - J. R. R. Tolkien
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Published in: Poems and Stories"
  3. 5w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Noosfere story id → 33069
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Noosfere story id: 33069, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/75532778|Du conte de fées (#75532778)]] for {{P|6221}}"
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