Doug Anderson has come up with a (surely) hitherto not recorded bit of writing by Tolkien -- which should settle forever how his name is to be pronounced. In the video biography of JRRT, I think Rayner Unwin accented the second syllable -- incorrectly, as it turns out...
Okay peeps, mega spoilers alert for this thread!
I read it in an anthology a long long time ago, I remember about three quarters of the plot but I can't recall the conclusion.
Two men sharing a flat in London, one a small travelling salesman for a fancy relish company, the other some kind of...
Wormwoodiana: Lord Dunsany's clay caricatures
I wonder if writers who specialize in fantasy are more likely to draw, paint, or sculpt than writers who focus on science fiction.
Not to say I'm very impressed by Dunsany's figures -- !
Those willing to spend the money can hear over 20 minutes of Algernon Blackwood and almost 18 minutes of Lord Dunsany reading from their fiction. Go here for the details...
I'm roughing out the reading list for a college course on fantasy. I expect to use several of Lord Dunsany's stories. My tentative list:
"The Sword of Welleran"
"The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth"
"Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean"
"Bethmoora"
"The Bride of the Man-Horse"
"The Hoard...
http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2011/05/24/4004570-death-of-edward-plunkett-lord-dunsany/
Somehow it is striking, to me, to think of this man being that close a relation to "our" Lord Dunsany, who seems to hail from so long ago.
Does anybody know of any anthologies that might include this tale by Lord Dunsany ? I feel pretty sure I saw it included in a fantasy anthology that I once borrowed from the library...
Since there weren't a thread about him i had to make it.
A general thread for your thoughts about this author,his works you have read etc
I'm reading The Collected Jorkens Vol.1 The Travel Tales of Mr Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa.
Its different than i thought so far but in...
Apparently, Lord Dunsany wrote a couple of science fiction novels:
The Pleasures of a Futuroscope
The Last Revolution
Has anyone here read either of them? Are they any good? Do you know whether they are available anywhere?
Hi,
I've seen Lord Dunsany highly praised, but I have so much to read that I don't have time to read many of his works. Which work do you think is his best so I can get a feel? Thanks.
Molu
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