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Jul 06, 1999 | ISBN 9780345431912 Buy
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Jul 06, 1999 | ISBN 9780345431912
“No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany’s pervasive charm.”—H.P. LovecraftWith an introduction by Neil GaimanThe poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland’s Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the “happily ever after.”Praise for The King of Elfland’s Daughter“We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.”—William Butler Yeats“I shall indeed be happy if this volume contributes to the rediscovery of one of the greatest writers of this century.”—Arthur C. Clarke“Del Rey is to be thanked for bringing these works back into print. No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany’s work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.”—Katharine Kerr“A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp
Lord Dunsany was Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, the eighteenth baron of an ancient line. He hunted lions in Africa, taught English in Athens, fought in the Boer and Kaiserian wars, and was wounded in the service of his country…. More about Lord Dunsany
“No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany’s pervasive charm.”—H.P. Lovecraft“We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.”—William Butler Yeats“I shall indeed be happy if this volume contributes to the rediscovery of one of the greatest writers of this century.”—Arthur C. Clarke“Del Ray is to be thanked for bringing these works back into print. No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany’s work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.”—Katharine Kerr“A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp
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