"If: A Play in Four Acts" by Lord Dunsany, grapples with destiny as it transports its protagonist through time with a mystical crystal. John Beal lives an ordinary life until he's given the power to change a pivotal moment from ten years ago when he missed a train. Should he alter his path? John wrestles with this choice, fully aware of the potential ripple effects on his marriage to Mary. This sets up a dramatic exploration of how our choices shape our lives and asks if changing the past is worth the risk.
If: A Play in Four Acts
By Lord Dunsany
A man's mundane life is upended when he receives a magical artifact granting the power to rewrite his past, forcing him to confront the consequences of choice.
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1998-05-01
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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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