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The Book of Wonder

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By (author): Lord Dunsany

The Book of Wonder (1912) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the height of his career, The Book of Wonder would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision. The Book of Wonder, Dunsanys fifth collection of stories, contains fourteen of his finest tales of fantasy and adventure. In The Hoard of the Gibbelins, originally published in London weekly The Sketch, is the story of Alderic, a Knight of the Order of the City. Courageous and strong, he ventures to the island realm of the Gibbelins, where a horde of treasure is rumored to be held at the base of a treacherous castle. In Chu-Bu and Sheemish, two idols held in the same ancient temple compete for the adoration of their worshippers. As Chu-Bu and Sheemish attempt more and more astounding miracles, they risk striking fear in the hearts of their superstitious people. Humorous and inventive, Dunsanys tales of high fantasy continue to delight over a century after they first appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lord Dunsanys The Book of Wonder is a classic of Irish fantasy fiction reimagined for modern readers.

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  • Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 24 Feb 2022
  • Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781513299426

About Lord Dunsany

Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) was a British writer. Born in London Dunsanywhose name was Edward Plunkettwas raised in a prominent Anglo-Irish family alongside a younger brother. When his father died in 1899 he received the title of Lord Dunsany and moved to Dunsany Castle in 1901. He met Lady Beatrice Child Villiers two years later and they married in 1904. They were central figures in the social spheres of Dublin and London donating generously to the Abbey Theatre while forging friendships with W. B. Yeats Lady Gregory and George William Russell. In 1905 he published The Gods of Pegna a collection of fantasy stories launching his career as a leading figure in the Irish Literary Revival. Subsequent collections such as A Dreamers Tales (1910) and The Book of Wonder (1912) would influence generations of writers including J. R. R. Tolkein Ursula K. Le Guin and H. P. Lovecraft. In addition to his pioneering work in the fantasy and science fiction genres Dunsany was a successful dramatist and poet. His works have been staged and adapted for theatre radio television and cinema and he was unsuccessfully nominated for the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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