Lord Dunsany | Audiobook Collection
2 videos • 144 views • by Gates of Imagination Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany) - Irish prose writer and playwright, an outstanding pioneer of the fantasy genre. In his time, he was a widely read author, translated into many languages. His plays were performed in theaters in Dublin, London, and on New York's Broadway; his prose, inspired by myths and legends from various parts of the world, full of unbridled imagination, subtle horror, and exquisite humor, was an inspiration for many authors of fantasy and weird literature, from H.P. Lovecraft through J.R.R. Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin to Neil Gaiman.