In this collection of 23 short stories, one of the original masters of early-twentieth-century science fiction and fantasy is introduced to a new generation of readers. Fanciful tales of strange adventure in imaginary exotic locales and depictions of otherworldly grim creepiness abound.
Famed Anglo-Irish author, Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), was a short story writer, playwright, poet, essayist and autobiographer whose works earned him notoriety as one of the most significant contributors to the modern fantasy genre. His short stories, especially, were widely popular with audiences who enjoyed his formulated mythologies, his examination of the nature of time and human existence, and his satiric, and often anti-industrial, views on the relationship of humanity to nature. This...
Famed Anglo-Irish author, Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), was a short story writer, playwright, poet, essayist and autobiographer whose works earned him notoriety as one of the most significant contributors to the modern fantasy genre. His short stories, especially, were widely popular with audiences who enjoyed his formulated mythologies, his examination of the nature of time and human existence, and his satiric, and often anti-industrial, views on the relationship of humanity to nature. This edition...
There is an imagination and unworldly quality about these ten short plays which fits them not only for the state but for the reader. included are:<P> PLAYS FOR EARTH"<BR> FAME COMES LATE<BR> A MATTER OF HONOUR<BR> MR. SLIGGEN’S HOUR<BR> THE PUMPKIN<P> PLAYS FOR AIR:<BR> THE USE OF MAN<BR> THE BUREAU DE CHANGE<BR> THE SEVENTH SYMPHONY<BR> GOLDEN DRAGON CITY<BR> TIME’S JOKE<BR> ATMOSPHERICS
Famed Anglo-Irish author, Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), was a short story writer, playwright, poet, essayist and autobiographer whose works earned him notoriety as one of the most significant contributors to the modern fantasy genre. His short stories, especially, were widely popular with audiences who enjoyed his formulated mythologies, his examination of the nature of time and human existence, and his satiric, and often anti-industrial, views on the relationship of humanity to nature. This edition...
El estilo poético y la grandeza de La hija del rey del País de los Elfos la ha convertido en una de las novelas fantásticas más entrañables de todos los tiempos. La desgarradora historia de la unión entre un mortal y una princesa élfica es un tapiz magistral que sentó las bases del cuento fantástico desde su primera aparición en 1924. «Ninguna descripción puede transmitir más que una ínfima parte del encanto de Lord Dunsany… es un talismán y una llave que abre a los verdaderamente imaginativos...
