/r/LordDunsany

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This Subreddit is dedicated to, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than ninety books of his work were published in his lifetime, and both original work and compilations have continued to appear. Dunsany's œuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as plays, novels and essays.

Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

  • Lord Dunsany, The Gods of Pegāna

Much of Lord Dunsany's early fiction is in the public domain in the United States and other coutnries, and is available for free on the web, including:

For more of Lord Dunsany's poetry, plays, biography, audiobooks, and essays on and about him, please see the Lord Dunsany wiki.

If you enjoy this subreddit, you may also enjoy r/fantasy, r/fairystories, and r/Lovecraft

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The Guest - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales

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The Workman - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales

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The Raft-Builders - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook

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Wind And Fog - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales

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The Hen - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales, Short Fiction

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2024/09/15
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The Sphinx At Giza - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales

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2024/09/09
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The Death Of Pan - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales, Sh...

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Charon - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook - Fantasy Tales, Short Fiction

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2024/08/25
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The Assignation - Lord Dunsany - 51 Tales Audiobook

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2024/08/18
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Time And The Gods (Pt. 2 of 2) - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Fiction Audiobook

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2024/07/28
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Time And The Gods (Pt. 1 of 2) - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Fiction Audiobook

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2024/07/21
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On The Dry Land - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story

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2024/06/02
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The Doom Of La Traviata - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story

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2024/05/26
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The Lord Of Cities - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/05/24
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The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth - Lord Dunsany

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2024/05/12
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The Hurricane - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/05/05
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The Whirlpool - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/04/28
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The Ghosts - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Ghost Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/04/21
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The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsany: Some Thoughts

The Book of Wonder is an aptly-titled book. Its potpourri of tales are not moving dramas, nor are they dense with intellectual themes; rather, each of them seems primarily designed to invoke a sense of wonder in the reader--a goal that might seem trivial, but which in truth is as important as its achievement is elusive. These stories have the power to awaken the feeling CS Lewis called Joy: a supremely pleasant longing for something beyond our experience that would vanish if it were fulfilled. (This is demonstrated particularly clearly in "The Wonderful Window.") Yet Dunsany is not a wide-eyed idealist: he is a bit of a cynic, as evidenced by the ironic twists many of these stories end with. But these twists don't (generally) undercut the sense of wonder: rather, they add to it by revealing to us how narrow and limited our expectations often are. That Dunsany is so capable of blending cynicism with wonder marks him as a great writer.

My one major critique of this collection, though, is that it ultimately does feel a bit lightweight. It's meant to be so, so perhaps I'm being unfair, but I just don't find it quite as satisfying as his more cohesive works like The King of Elfland's Daughter and The Gods of Pegana. From what I know of Dunsnay's personal life, it's no coincidence that he didn't write anything quite like this after the first World War: these are stories from a more innocent time, before the horrors of the 20th century forced mankind to confront evil on a scale unprecedented in history. Still, this are few books better described as wonderful than this.

If these musings amused you, you might want to check out r/fairystories, where discussion of classic fantasy both old and new is to be found.

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2024/04/21
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Need help

Greetings to all, I am looking for the works of Lord Dunsany (or related to him) that relate to the topic of ecocriticism. I would be very grateful!

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2024/04/15
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In The Twilight - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/04/14
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Need help

Greetings everyone. I am writing a paper based on Lord Dunsany's "The Daughter of the King of Elfland" I would like to know if there are any articles on the topic of floral images from his text? I would be very grateful.

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The Kith Of The Elf Folk - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Fairy Tale.

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The Fall Of Babbulkund - Lord Dunsany - Fantasy Short Story, Weird Fiction

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2024/03/24
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The Hoard Of The Gibbelins - Lord Dunsany - Book Of Wonder

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