The Collected Fiction of Lord Dunsany gathers together many of Lord Dunsany's classic works of fantasy and assorted fiction in a single inclusive volume. Alongside Dunsany's brilliant prose, the evocative original illustrations of S. H. Sime bring many of the stories to life in vivid detail.
Born Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany, Lord Dunsany's works ranged from poetry and plays to fantasy and adventure fiction. Lord Dunsany's prodigious works inspired J. R. R. Tolkien, were respected by Arthur C. Clarke, influenced H. P. Lovecraft, were beloved by Robert E. Howard, stimulated Neil Gaiman, and helped give birth to the modern fantasy literature genre.
This extensively illustrated collection includes the following fantasy classics, tales, and plays by Lord Dunsany:
The Gods of Pegāna (1905)
Time and the Gods (1906)
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908)
A Dreamer's Tales (1910)
The Book of Wonder (1912)
Fifty-one Tales (1912)
Tales of Wonder (1916)
Tales of War (1918)
Tales of Three Hemispheres (1919)
Unhappy Far-Off Things (1919)
The Chronicles of Rodrigues or Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley (1922)
The King of Elfland's Daughter (1922)
Five Plays (1914)
Plays of Gods and Men (1917)
If (1921)
Plays of Near and Far (1922)
Songs from an Evil Wood (1917)
This definitive collection includes an interactive table of contents to aid in reader navigation and enjoyment.
