Lord Dunsany's best-known novel is The King of Elfland's Daughter (), wherein the men of Erl desire to be "ruled by a magic lord," and the lord's heir, Alveric, ventures into Elfland to win the king's daughter, Lirazel. Their story does not progress as a reader weaned on the diluted milk of formulaic fantasy would expect; and the novel's unique journeys and events are matched by Dunsany's rich and Cited by: 7. The King of Elfland’s Daughter is a fantasy novel by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany), published in Although considered to be one of the most important works in the fantasy genre, it was largely unknown more than four decades after publication until the rising popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings inspired its republication in · Project Gutenberg's The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
I've read that Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany, wrote with a quill, filling page after page just letting the words flow. That is how The King of Elfland's Daughter reads, a tone poem of fantasy, magic, and words. The story meanders on a river of prose, some of it somewhat archaic but always beautiful. This is high fantasy at its best. The King of Elfland's Daughter is a fantasy novel by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany), published in Although considered to be one of the most important works in the fantasy genre, it was largely unknown more than four decades after publication until the rising popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings inspired its republication in Project Gutenberg's The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or.
Title: The King of Elfland's Daughter Author: Lord Dunsany Release Date: January 2, [EBook #] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE KING OF ELFLAND'S DAUGHTER *** Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at bltadwin.ru The King of Elfland’s Daughter is a fantasy novel by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany), published in Although considered to be one of the most important works in the fantasy genre, it was largely unknown more than four decades after publication until the rising popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings inspired its republication in Dunsany, Lord, Title: The King of Elfland's Daughter Language: English: LoC Class.
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