The Princess and the Goblin, first published in 1872, might be the first true example of the fantasy genre. Both C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein were influenced by the book, and descriptions of the goblins are so similar to Tolkein's creatures that the book seems set in Tolkein's fantasy world of Middle Earth, though it preceded it. The original 1872 edition of the book featured engravings by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes,...