Dreamworlds, magic; faerie - an entrancing collection from 'One of the greatest writers of this century' Arthur C ClarkeOf all the weavers of magic, there is none like Lord Dunsany. During his long lifetime he wrote more than sixty books including novels, plays, poetry collections most memorably, innumerable exotic and fantastical short stories.Here is the very best of Dunsany's extraordinarily evocative tales of Faerie, of dreamworlds and of magic. Considered a major influence on J R R Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin, these are some of the most beguiling fantasies in the English language, including the complete contents of Time and the Gods, The Book of Wonder, The Sword of Welleran and The Last Book of Wonder.'To the truly imaginative he is a talisman and a key unlocking rich storehouses of dreams' H P Lovecraft

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Utgivningsdatum2020-05-28
Mått130 x 198 x 44 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor592
FörlagOrion Publishing Co
ISBN9781473221963

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Lord Dunsany (1878-1957)Born in London of an Anglo-Irish family that could trace its roots back to the twelfth century, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, was a globetrotter, sportsman, hunter, poet, playwright and chessplayer. He wrote The Gods of Pegana in 1904, which became an unexpected succès d'estime and was followed by several collections which have been an inspiration for modern fantasy writers.