Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays.
Born to the second-oldest title (created 1439) in the Irish peerage, Dunsany lived much of his life at what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle near Tara, worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, was chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland, and travelled and hunted extensively. He died in Dublin after an attack of appendicitis.
Biography
Edward Plunkett (Dunsany) was the first son of John William Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany (1853–1899) and his wife, Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Ernle-Erle-Drax, née Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Burton (1855–1916).
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published: 18 Apr 2018
Lord Dunsany's Gods of Pegana
Lord Dunsany. Considering how epic the man's life was, could his writing be anything else?
Have you ever heard of Lord Dunsany? Ever wonder where modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction got their inspiration? Great! Today we look at one of the most unusual works ever written, "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany.
He is one of the most influential writers in Fantasy's history, and many a writer that came has written in his style and with his sense of humor and style.
Lord Dunsany has been brought into the modern English canon and you can many of his works published in various places like Penguin Classics:
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1546660866&sr
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published: 05 Jan 2019
Vincent Price Reads "Chu-Bu and Sheemish" by Lord Dunsany
This is a recording from a stereo LP (1982) of Vincent Price reading one of the stories from "The Book of Wonder" (1912) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany.
published: 24 May 2018
Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter
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Today I want to look at one of the true classics of the fantasy genre – Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter, which was published back in 1924. It has directly inspired many modern stories, such as Neil Gaiman’s Stardust or The Princess Bride. It’s a fun and quirk story that’s more of a modern fairy tale than anything else. Dunsany is a powerful world builder and tale-spinner. Now, he’s not the best at developing characters, so some of them can be a be trope-ified at times, but his prose and powerful depiction of the two worlds of man’s and magic’s are very strong. Our two lovers cross from one world to another and back again, and there is a compelling honesty to it.
Many consider this to be Lord Dunsany’...
published: 20 Jun 2019
Fifty-One Tales (FULL Audiobook) by Lord Dunsany
Fifty-One Tales
by Lord Dunsany (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) (1878-1957)
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)
published: 09 Jul 2013
The Gods of Pegana by Lord DUNSANY read by Jason Mills | Full Audio Book
The Gods of Pegāna by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction
Read by: Jason Mills in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Preface TO Concerning Sish
00:13:34 - 02 - 02 - The Sayings of Slid TO The Sayings of Limpang-Tung
00:25:52 - 03 - 03 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai TO The Revolt of the Home Gods
00:38:32 - 04 - 04 - Of Dorozhand TO Of the Thing that is neither God nor Beast.
00:51:32 - 05 - 05 - Yonath the Prophet TO Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith.
01:07:28 - 06 - 06 - Of How Imbaun became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods save One TO Pegana.
01:23:17 - 07 - 07 - The Sayings of Imbaun TO The Bird of Doom and The End
'The Gods of Pegāna' is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905... Th...
Dunsany is arguably the "father of fantasy," bringing to life the classic worldbuilding tropes that inspired so many authors, from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. L...
Dunsany is arguably the "father of fantasy," bringing to life the classic worldbuilding tropes that inspired so many authors, from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. Le Guin. But his short stories and novels have sadly fallen out of memory...
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Lord Dunsany. Considering how epic the man's life was, could his writing be anything else?
Have you ever heard of Lord Dunsany? Ever wonder where modern fa...
Lord Dunsany. Considering how epic the man's life was, could his writing be anything else?
Have you ever heard of Lord Dunsany? Ever wonder where modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction got their inspiration? Great! Today we look at one of the most unusual works ever written, "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany.
He is one of the most influential writers in Fantasy's history, and many a writer that came has written in his style and with his sense of humor and style.
Lord Dunsany has been brought into the modern English canon and you can many of his works published in various places like Penguin Classics:
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1546660866&sr
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Lord Dunsany. Considering how epic the man's life was, could his writing be anything else?
Have you ever heard of Lord Dunsany? Ever wonder where modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction got their inspiration? Great! Today we look at one of the most unusual works ever written, "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany.
He is one of the most influential writers in Fantasy's history, and many a writer that came has written in his style and with his sense of humor and style.
Lord Dunsany has been brought into the modern English canon and you can many of his works published in various places like Penguin Classics:
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1546660866&sr
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This is a recording from a stereo LP (1982) of Vincent Price reading one of the stories from "The Book of Wonder" (1912) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 1...
This is a recording from a stereo LP (1982) of Vincent Price reading one of the stories from "The Book of Wonder" (1912) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany.
This is a recording from a stereo LP (1982) of Vincent Price reading one of the stories from "The Book of Wonder" (1912) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany.
Heya YouTube!!! Are you having a funky fun day? Awesome!
Today I want to look at one of the true classics of the fantasy genre – Lord Dunsany’s The King ...
Heya YouTube!!! Are you having a funky fun day? Awesome!
Today I want to look at one of the true classics of the fantasy genre – Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter, which was published back in 1924. It has directly inspired many modern stories, such as Neil Gaiman’s Stardust or The Princess Bride. It’s a fun and quirk story that’s more of a modern fairy tale than anything else. Dunsany is a powerful world builder and tale-spinner. Now, he’s not the best at developing characters, so some of them can be a be trope-ified at times, but his prose and powerful depiction of the two worlds of man’s and magic’s are very strong. Our two lovers cross from one world to another and back again, and there is a compelling honesty to it.
Many consider this to be Lord Dunsany’s best work, and it shows. I would encourage you heavily to read it and check it out, particularly if you enjoy Gaiman, as Gaiman is probably the most famous modern writer who’s style mimics and approaches Dunsany’s work.
Want to check out my first video where I go over Lord Dunsany’s “The Gods of Pegana?” Here you go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZqmLr0s3s&t=9s
Here’s the novel - https://www.amazon.com/King-Elflands-Daughter-Novel-Impact/dp/034543191X
Now here is Dunsany’s Penguin Collection if you are interested in pursuing him more: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/
Have you read The King of Elfland’s Daughter? Anything else by Lord Dunsany? What did you think of it? Did you agree with my video and my take on his work? Anything in the video or the story that you’d like to discuss? Sure; let’s chat about it!
Did you enjoy this video? Glad to hear it! Are you a person who enjoys finding these older books? Then why not hit that lil’ ol’ subscribe button and let's get your fix of reviews of older fantasy, science fiction, forgotten classics? Thanks again for watching and reading!!!
Heya YouTube!!! Are you having a funky fun day? Awesome!
Today I want to look at one of the true classics of the fantasy genre – Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter, which was published back in 1924. It has directly inspired many modern stories, such as Neil Gaiman’s Stardust or The Princess Bride. It’s a fun and quirk story that’s more of a modern fairy tale than anything else. Dunsany is a powerful world builder and tale-spinner. Now, he’s not the best at developing characters, so some of them can be a be trope-ified at times, but his prose and powerful depiction of the two worlds of man’s and magic’s are very strong. Our two lovers cross from one world to another and back again, and there is a compelling honesty to it.
Many consider this to be Lord Dunsany’s best work, and it shows. I would encourage you heavily to read it and check it out, particularly if you enjoy Gaiman, as Gaiman is probably the most famous modern writer who’s style mimics and approaches Dunsany’s work.
Want to check out my first video where I go over Lord Dunsany’s “The Gods of Pegana?” Here you go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZqmLr0s3s&t=9s
Here’s the novel - https://www.amazon.com/King-Elflands-Daughter-Novel-Impact/dp/034543191X
Now here is Dunsany’s Penguin Collection if you are interested in pursuing him more: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/
Have you read The King of Elfland’s Daughter? Anything else by Lord Dunsany? What did you think of it? Did you agree with my video and my take on his work? Anything in the video or the story that you’d like to discuss? Sure; let’s chat about it!
Did you enjoy this video? Glad to hear it! Are you a person who enjoys finding these older books? Then why not hit that lil’ ol’ subscribe button and let's get your fix of reviews of older fantasy, science fiction, forgotten classics? Thanks again for watching and reading!!!
Fifty-One Tales
by Lord Dunsany (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) (1878-1957)
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye ...
Fifty-One Tales
by Lord Dunsany (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) (1878-1957)
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)
Fifty-One Tales
by Lord Dunsany (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) (1878-1957)
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)
The Gods of Pegāna by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction
Read by: Jason Mills in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 -...
The Gods of Pegāna by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction
Read by: Jason Mills in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Preface TO Concerning Sish
00:13:34 - 02 - 02 - The Sayings of Slid TO The Sayings of Limpang-Tung
00:25:52 - 03 - 03 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai TO The Revolt of the Home Gods
00:38:32 - 04 - 04 - Of Dorozhand TO Of the Thing that is neither God nor Beast.
00:51:32 - 05 - 05 - Yonath the Prophet TO Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith.
01:07:28 - 06 - 06 - Of How Imbaun became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods save One TO Pegana.
01:23:17 - 07 - 07 - The Sayings of Imbaun TO The Bird of Doom and The End
'The Gods of Pegāna' is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905... The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was followed by a further collection 'Time and the Gods' and by some stories in 'The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories'. (Summary by Jason Mills)
More information: http://librivox.org/the-gods-of-pegana-by-lord-dunsany/
LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)
The Gods of Pegāna by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction
Read by: Jason Mills in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Preface TO Concerning Sish
00:13:34 - 02 - 02 - The Sayings of Slid TO The Sayings of Limpang-Tung
00:25:52 - 03 - 03 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai TO The Revolt of the Home Gods
00:38:32 - 04 - 04 - Of Dorozhand TO Of the Thing that is neither God nor Beast.
00:51:32 - 05 - 05 - Yonath the Prophet TO Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith.
01:07:28 - 06 - 06 - Of How Imbaun became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods save One TO Pegana.
01:23:17 - 07 - 07 - The Sayings of Imbaun TO The Bird of Doom and The End
'The Gods of Pegāna' is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905... The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was followed by a further collection 'Time and the Gods' and by some stories in 'The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories'. (Summary by Jason Mills)
More information: http://librivox.org/the-gods-of-pegana-by-lord-dunsany/
LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)
Dunsany is arguably the "father of fantasy," bringing to life the classic worldbuilding tropes that inspired so many authors, from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. Le Guin. But his short stories and novels have sadly fallen out of memory...
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Lord Dunsany. Considering how epic the man's life was, could his writing be anything else?
Have you ever heard of Lord Dunsany? Ever wonder where modern fantasy, horror, and science fiction got their inspiration? Great! Today we look at one of the most unusual works ever written, "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany.
He is one of the most influential writers in Fantasy's history, and many a writer that came has written in his style and with his sense of humor and style.
Lord Dunsany has been brought into the modern English canon and you can many of his works published in various places like Penguin Classics:
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1546660866&sr
Thanks for reading my fourth review! Did you enjoy it? Want to check out more classics from speculative fiction? Great. All you have to do is hit that lil' ol' subscribe button over there and it's all yours!
This is a recording from a stereo LP (1982) of Vincent Price reading one of the stories from "The Book of Wonder" (1912) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany.
Heya YouTube!!! Are you having a funky fun day? Awesome!
Today I want to look at one of the true classics of the fantasy genre – Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter, which was published back in 1924. It has directly inspired many modern stories, such as Neil Gaiman’s Stardust or The Princess Bride. It’s a fun and quirk story that’s more of a modern fairy tale than anything else. Dunsany is a powerful world builder and tale-spinner. Now, he’s not the best at developing characters, so some of them can be a be trope-ified at times, but his prose and powerful depiction of the two worlds of man’s and magic’s are very strong. Our two lovers cross from one world to another and back again, and there is a compelling honesty to it.
Many consider this to be Lord Dunsany’s best work, and it shows. I would encourage you heavily to read it and check it out, particularly if you enjoy Gaiman, as Gaiman is probably the most famous modern writer who’s style mimics and approaches Dunsany’s work.
Want to check out my first video where I go over Lord Dunsany’s “The Gods of Pegana?” Here you go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZqmLr0s3s&t=9s
Here’s the novel - https://www.amazon.com/King-Elflands-Daughter-Novel-Impact/dp/034543191X
Now here is Dunsany’s Penguin Collection if you are interested in pursuing him more: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Time-Fantasy-Penguin-Classics/dp/014243776X/
Have you read The King of Elfland’s Daughter? Anything else by Lord Dunsany? What did you think of it? Did you agree with my video and my take on his work? Anything in the video or the story that you’d like to discuss? Sure; let’s chat about it!
Did you enjoy this video? Glad to hear it! Are you a person who enjoys finding these older books? Then why not hit that lil’ ol’ subscribe button and let's get your fix of reviews of older fantasy, science fiction, forgotten classics? Thanks again for watching and reading!!!
Fifty-One Tales
by Lord Dunsany (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) (1878-1957)
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)
The Gods of Pegāna by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction
Read by: Jason Mills in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Preface TO Concerning Sish
00:13:34 - 02 - 02 - The Sayings of Slid TO The Sayings of Limpang-Tung
00:25:52 - 03 - 03 - Of Yoharneth-Lahai TO The Revolt of the Home Gods
00:38:32 - 04 - 04 - Of Dorozhand TO Of the Thing that is neither God nor Beast.
00:51:32 - 05 - 05 - Yonath the Prophet TO Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith.
01:07:28 - 06 - 06 - Of How Imbaun became High Prophet in Aradec of all the Gods save One TO Pegana.
01:23:17 - 07 - 07 - The Sayings of Imbaun TO The Bird of Doom and The End
'The Gods of Pegāna' is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905... The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was followed by a further collection 'Time and the Gods' and by some stories in 'The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories'. (Summary by Jason Mills)
More information: http://librivox.org/the-gods-of-pegana-by-lord-dunsany/
LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays.
Born to the second-oldest title (created 1439) in the Irish peerage, Dunsany lived much of his life at what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle near Tara, worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, was chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland, and travelled and hunted extensively. He died in Dublin after an attack of appendicitis.
Biography
Edward Plunkett (Dunsany) was the first son of John William Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany (1853–1899) and his wife, Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Ernle-Erle-Drax, née Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Burton (1855–1916).
Galadriel — One of the oldest and most powerful elves in The Lord of the Rings, she’s the Lady of Lothlórien... Lirazel — From the novel The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany, she’s the titular daughter.
Be afraid, be very afraid... The literary tradition continued into the twentieth century with the influential writings of Lord Dunsany and is still in evidence today in elements of Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant series ... An Taibhse ... Ring ... Time 2 Kill.
Right now, a special cosmic arrangement is sliding into place ... [ Read ... “An instantaneous darkness leaped upon the world … With an indescribable out-flashing at the same second, the corona burst forth in wonderful radiance.” Lord Dunsany, in 1939 ... .