Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878–1957) was an Anglo-Irish author, playwright, and poet who stands as one of the most influential founding fathers of modern fantasy literature. Born into one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, he used his rich imagination to create entirely new mythologies, inventing imaginary pantheons, lands, and cities long before The Lord of the Rings was written.
Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878–1957) was an Anglo-Irish author, playwright, and poet who stands as one of the most influential founding fathers of modern fantasy literature. Born into one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, he used his rich imagination to create...