Baron Dunsany - Böcker

The first annotated edition of the Irish master of fantasy, "who imagined colors, ceremonies and incredible processions that never passed before the eyes of Edgar Allan Poe or of De Quincey" (W. B. Yeats). Lord Dunsany has gained a cult ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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Dunsany's work, that Nature at least will recover, and that human doings will prove inconsequential in the larger scheme of things. Otherwise, these are meditations from out of Hell, by a man who has been there. Included, too is the "Dirge of...

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Tales of War is Lord Dunsany's book of stories set against the backdrop of World War II. Some are fantasy, but most are mainstream tales of the men who fought the Kaiser. Told with charm, humor, and irony, here is Dunsany at the height of his powers.

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Tales of War is Lord Dunsany's book of stories set against the backdrop of World War II. Some are fantasy, but most are mainstream tales of the men who fought the Kaiser. Told with charm, humor, and irony, here is Dunsany at the height of his powers.

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Lord Dunsany was one of the most influential writers of fantasy fiction in 20th century. "Fifty-One Tales" (originally published in 1915 and sometimes reprinted under the title "The Food of Death") is an ideal introduction to D...

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Dunsany's use of rich language, his cosmic point of view, his remote dream-worlds, and his exquisite sense of the fantastic make him a standout in modern literature.

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Most fantasy enthusiasts consider Lord Dunsany one of the most significant forces in modern fantasy; his influences have been observed in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, and many other modern writers.Time...

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The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany, is an imaginative book of fantasy and one of the most important collections compiled of short stories from the early part of the 20th century. Dunsany fully exploits the fantasy and adventure of imaginary lands...

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Not only does any tale which crosshatches between this world and Faerie owe a Founder's Debt to Lord Dunsany, but the secondary world created by J.R.R. Tolkien--from which almost all fantasylands have devolved--also took shape and flower from Duns...

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Without doubt Lord Dunsany was one of the most influential writers of fantasy fiction in twentieth century. His fiction is an acknowledged influence on entire generations of writers, ranging from H.P. Lovecraft to James Branch Cabell, from Clark A...

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Lord Dunsany is one of the most remarkable authors to have ever lived. If not in the way he wrote his prose, then in the way he lived his life as an adventure. And from this sense of adventure he developed a most remarkable perspective on the univ...

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An influential fantasy writer and a key figure in the Irish literary renaissance, Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the eighteenth Baron Dunsany (1878-1957) produced a trove of gems of the imagination. The 12 stories here are some of his best. They will t...

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Tales of Wonder is a collection of many stories by Lord Dunsany. Lord Dunsany"e; was Edward Plunkett's pen name and he was a very successful author of numerous books, plays, and short stories. He possessed a remarkable imagination and created ...

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In this story we follow Don Rodriquez after he inherits no more than a rapier and a mandolin from his lordly father and sets out on a quest to win himself a castle (with his rapier) and a lover (with his mandolin).

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This peculiar collection is a very real treat: we envy you the reading of it. Among the treasures in this volume are "e;The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla,"e; "e;How the Office of Postman Fell Vacant in Offord-Under-the-Wold,"e; "e...

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Four short plays by the acknowledged master of fantasy in which the simple language is at variance with the profundity of the themes. A must read for fantasy fans, particularly turn of the 20th century fantasy with its unique blend of history, rea...

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Tales of War is a melancholy, atypical, and occasionally surprising book by the author of The Gods of Pegana and The King of Elfland's Daughter. It was written for a political rather than artistic purpose, but because it was painfully inspired fro...

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There was a time, lost in the mists of antiquity, when the dreamer could wander his fantasy land at will and set down his/her experiences on paper at leisure, without worrying about deadlines and contracts: when he/she could pen his words without ...

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Dunsany's work, that Nature at least will recover, and that human doings will prove inconsequential in the larger scheme of things. Otherwise, these are meditations from out of Hell, by a man who has been there. Included, too is the "e;Dirge o...

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These plays and stories have for their continual theme the passing away of gods and men and cities before the mysterious power which is sometimes called by some great god's name but more often "e;Time."e; His travelers, who travel by so ma...

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This is a time travel story written as a play. A standard issue late 19th century British middle class family man receives a gem from a Persian beggar that allows him to go back in time. Despite protests from his wife he uses it to return to a tim...

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A fine selection of Dunsany's plays, including: "e;The Gods of the Mountain, The Golden Doom, King Argimenes and The Unknown Warrior, The Glittering Gate, "e; and "e;The Lost Silk Hat."e; These plays are certainly old-fashioned, bu...

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