Lord Dunsany
Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron 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][lower-alpha 1] 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]
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The Lord Dunsany | |
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Born | Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett (1878-07-24)24 July 1878 London, England |
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 |
Spouse |
Lady Beatrice Child Villiers
(m. 1904) |
Children | 1 |
Parents | John Plunkett, 17th Baron Dunsany (father) |
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 |
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.