Before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings created a whole genre known as "fantasy", there was Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany. Lord Dunsany wrote several fantasy novels and many short stories. I've been reading his Wonder Tales, actually a compilation of two books of short stories. The stories are strange, wonderfully atmospheric, and compelling reads for such short pieces. One of my favorites so far is "The Hoard of the Gibbelins", a fantastic fantasy demonstrating the follies of avarice.Sunday, August 7, 2011
Fantasy before Tolkien
Before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings created a whole genre known as "fantasy", there was Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany. Lord Dunsany wrote several fantasy novels and many short stories. I've been reading his Wonder Tales, actually a compilation of two books of short stories. The stories are strange, wonderfully atmospheric, and compelling reads for such short pieces. One of my favorites so far is "The Hoard of the Gibbelins", a fantastic fantasy demonstrating the follies of avarice.
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