Books with author Lord (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) Dunsany

It's hard to overstate just how influential The King of Elfland's Daughter has been to modern fantasy; particularly high fantasy, sword and sorcery, and high fantasy. Lyrical and dream like it takes us on a search for a fairy princess and the magic that man has always secretly craved. Masterfully written, poignant, and yet still full of exciting action and adventure. It's not simply the beauty of the language, the astute eye for character, the hint of humor, or even the spell of legendry and wonder, but Dunsany's unique combination of all of the above.-- Charles de LintA fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.--L. Sprague de CampIt could be the very best fairy story ever written.--Gahan WilsonNo amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.--H. P. LovecraftOne of the greatest writers of this century.--Arthur C. Clarke

Included in this 1908 compilation are a number of Dunsany's classic tales, incuding "The Sword of Welleran," "The Fall of Babbulkund," "The Kith of the Elf Folk," "The Highwayman," "In the Twilight," "The Ghosts," "The Whirlpool," "The Hurricane," "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth," "The Lord of Cities," "The Doom of La Traviata," and "On the Dry Land."

After long and patient research I am still unable to give to the reader of these Chronicles the exact date of the times that they tell of. Were it merely a matter of history there could be no doubts about the period; but where magic is concerned, to however slight an extent, there must always be some element of mystery, arising partly out of ignorance and partly from the compulsion of those oaths by which magic protects its precincts from the tiptoe of curiosity.Moreover, magic, even in small quantities, appears to affect time, much as acids affect some metals, curiously changing its substance, until dates seem to melt into a mercurial form that renders them elusive even to the eye of the most watchful historian.It is the magic appearing in Chronicles III and IV that has gravely affected the date, so that all I can tell the reader with certainty of the period is that it fell in the later years of the Golden Age in Spain.

After long and patient research I am still unable to give to the reader of these Chronicles the exact date of the times that they tell of. Were it merely a matter of history there could be no doubts about the period; but where magic is concerned, to however slight an extent, there must always be some element of mystery, arising partly out of ignorance and partly from the compulsion of those oaths by which magic protects its precincts from the tiptoe of curiosity.Moreover, magic, even in small quantities, appears to affect time, much as acids affect some metals, curiously changing its substance, until dates seem to melt into a mercurial form that renders them elusive even to the eye of the most watchful historian.It is the magic appearing in Chronicles III and IV that has gravely affected the date, so that all I can tell the reader with certainty of the period is that it fell in the later years of the Golden Age in Spain.

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

It's hard to overstate just how influential The King of Elfland's Daughter has been to modern fantasy; particularly high fantasy, sword and sorcery, and high fantasy. Lyrical and dream like it takes us on a search for a fairy princess and the magic that man has always secretly craved. Masterfully written, poignant, and yet still full of exciting action and adventure. It's not simply the beauty of the language, the astute eye for character, the hint of humor, or even the spell of legendry and wonder, but Dunsany's unique combination of all of the above.-- Charles de LintA fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.--L. Sprague de CampIt could be the very best fairy story ever written.--Gahan WilsonNo amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.--H. P. LovecraftOne of the greatest writers of this century.--Arthur C. Clarke

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First American Trade Edition. Frontispiece illustration by S.H. Sime. Octavo, 301 pp. Blue cloth with gilt imprint on cover and spine. Spine a little faded, light rubbing to ends and corners; moderate foxing, most notable on page edges; distinctive bookplate of legendary art and literature collector Grenville Lindall Winthop [1864-1943], a Harvard alumnus who bequeathed his entire art collection to that university, affords a bit of association status. Very Good or a bit better. Bright, tight, and handsome. A very nicely preserved example of the very scarce American first edition of The King of Elfland's Daughter - possibly the most reprinted title of the famed fantasy author. Includes one of S.H. Simes' magical frontispiece illustrations. A seminal voice in the fantasy-science fiction genre, Dunsany also wrote The Sword of Welleran, The Gods of Pegana, Time and the Gods, A Dreamer's Tale, The Book of Wonder, If, Tales of Wonder, and others. Hard to find; as associated with Winthrop, presumably unique. L-36n