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The Right Honourable
The Lord Dunsany
FRSL FRGS
Dunsany in 1919 by Morrall-Hoole Studios
Born
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett (1878-07-24)24 July 1878 London, United Kingdom
Died
25 October 1957(1957-10-25) (aged 79) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation
Writer (short story writer, playwright, novelist, poet)
Language
English
Nationality
Irish, British
Genre
Crime, high fantasy, horror, science fiction, weird fiction
Notable works
Early short story collections, The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Gods of Pegāna
Military career
Service
British Army, Irish Army
Rank
Captain
Unit
Coldstream Guards, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Irish Army Reserve, British Home Guard
Battles/wars
Easter Rising, Battle of Britain
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, FRSL FRGS (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime,[2][4][a] and his output consisted of hundreds of short stories, plays, novels, and essays.[1] He gained a name in the 1910s as a great writer in the English-speaking world. Best known today are the 1924 fantasy novel, The King of Elfland's Daughter,[1] and his first book, The Gods of Pegāna, which depicts a fictional pantheon. Many critics feel his early work laid grounds for the fantasy genre.[6]
Born in London as heir to an old Irish peerage, he was raised partly in Kent, but later lived mainly at Ireland's possibly longest-inhabited home, Dunsany Castle near Tara. He worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory supporting the Abbey Theatre and some fellow writers. He was a chess and pistol champion of Ireland, and travelled and hunted. He devised an asymmetrical game called Dunsany's chess. In later life, he gained an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin. He retired to Shoreham, Kent, in 1947. In 1957 he took ill when visiting Ireland and died in Dublin of appendicitis.
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^Canavan states "He published more than 80 books".[1]
^Joshi & Schweitzer (2014), 2nd rev. ed., p. 27; Joshi & Schweitzer (1993), 1st ed., p. 29.
^However, Lord Dunsany: A Comprehensive Bibliography gives a full listing of Dunsany's own works catalogued as "I.A." numbers, the last issued within author's lifetime being #92 (I.A. 92) The Sword of Welleran and Other Tales of Enchantment (1954).[3]
^Joshi & Schweitzer (2014), p. 34.
^"Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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