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 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Book of Wonder, by Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, Lord Dunsany This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at . A collection of 14 fantasy short stories, being unique in the fact that Sydney Sime drew the illustrations first, and Lord Dunsany wrote the stories afterwards. Stories include: The Book of Wonder; The Bride of the Man-Horse; Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller; The House of the Sphinx; Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men; The Injudicious Prayers of Pombo the Idolater; The Loot . That's the preface of Lord Dunsany’s The Book of Wonder (). The fourteen short stories following his invitation are full of fanciful wonder, whimsical irony, sly horror, rich imagination, and poetic style. They explore and transcend the boundaries between the “real” world of London and4/5.

You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.doorway.ru Title: The Book of Wonder Author: Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, Lord Dunsany Release Date: Octo [EBook #] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO *** START OF THIS PROJECT. The Book of Wonder is the seventh book and fifth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, and www.doorway.ru was first published in hardcover by William Heinemann in November, , and has been reprinted a number of times since. A edition from the Modern Library was. Lord Dunsany ( - ) "Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know: for we have new worlds here." - Lord Dunsany, the preface to "The Book of Wonder". Genre (s): Fantastic Fiction, Short Stories. Language: English.

The Book of Wonder, by Lord Dunsany, [], full text etext at www.doorway.ru The Book of Wonder Index. Sacred Texts Legends and Sagas Dunsany. Buy this Book on Kindle. The Book of Wonder. Wonder Tales: The Book of Wonder and Tales of Wonder. Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett (–), the eighteenth Baron Dunsany, was one of English literature's most original talents. The author of many of the best fantastic tales in the language, he was also a great influence on other writers of the genre. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Book of Wonder, by Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, Lord Dunsany This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.