"A Dreamer's Tales" by Lord Dunsany is a compilation of fantasy stories from the early 1900s, venturing into imaginative worlds brimming with captivating scenery, legendary beings, and thought-provoking ideas. The collection combines concepts of attractiveness, yearning, and the captivating appeal of the unfamiliar, shown through characters like young men from calm kingdoms, drawn to the puzzling Sea; it starts by familiarizing the reader with tranquil kingdoms next to the ominous Poltarnees mountains where men start a journey to discover the unknown Sea, propelled by intense desire; and tells of Athelvok, a hunter promising to return after climbing Poltarnees, linked with love, beauty, and desire's elusive nature, as shown through relationship events.
A Dreamer's Tales
By Lord Dunsany
In realms of beauty and unknown mysteries, young men pursue their deepest longings, forever chasing the horizon between love, fate and desire.
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About the AuthorEdward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consisted of hundreds of short stories, plays, novels, and essays; further works were published posthumously. Having gained a name in the 1910s as a great writer in the English-speaking world, he is best known today for the 1924 fantasy novel The King of Elfland's Daughter, 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.
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consisted of hundreds of short stories, plays, novels, and essays; further works were published posthumously. Having gained a name in the 1910s as a great writer in the English-speaking world, he is best known today for the 1924 fantasy novel The King of Elfland's Daughter, 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.
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