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Dunsany

American  
[duhn-say-nee] / dʌnˈseɪ ni /

noun

  1. Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett 18th Baron Lord Dunsany, 1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.


Dunsany British  
/ dʌnˈseɪnɪ /

noun

  1. 18th Baron, title of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. 1878–1957, Irish dramatist and short-story writer

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Issue 10 is dated Samhain 2017 — Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the first day of winter — and entirely devoted to Lord Dunsany and that prodigious fantasy writer’s place in Irish literature.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2018

Dunsany wrote some 600 stories, many hitherto uncollected and some unpublished — until “The Ghost in the Corner.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2017

These are pricey books — $75 to $100 — but some titles, such as “Lord Dunsany: A Comprehensive Bibliography,” edited by Joshi and Darrell Schweitzer, are worth saving up for.

From Washington Post

Lord Dunsany jocosely boasts himself the most ill-dressed man in all County Meath.

From Time Magazine Archive

She got them into groups in less than half an hour, and before we adjourned they had formed all kinds of clubs and associations, from subscription dance clubs to a Lord Dunsany private theatrical club.

From Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford

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