It looks like you're offline.
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by bitnapper
September 11, 2023 | History

Lord Dunsany

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett was born in Ireland, the first son of John William Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany and Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Ernle-Erle-Drax. He spent his childhood at several family properties, including Dunstall Priory in Shoreham, Kent, Dunsany Castle in County Meath, as wells as other family homes such as in London. His schooling was at Cheam, Eton and finally Sandhurst, which he entered in 1896. He became the 18th Baron of Dunsany when his father died in 1899, and he returned to Dunsany Castle in 1901 after war duty. He married Lady Beatrice Child Villiers in 1904. Their child, Randal, was born in 1906.

Edward Plunkett was a writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, which he published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays.

Born 24 July 1878
Died 25 October 1957

256 works Add another?

Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?

  • Cover of: The King of Elfland’s Daughter

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Fifty-one tales
    Cover of edition fiftyonetales00dunsiala Cover of edition fiftyonetales00duns Cover of edition cu31924013609007 First published in 1915 30 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The book of wonder
    Cover of edition bookofwonderchro00dunsiala Cover of edition bookofwonderchro01duns Cover of edition bookofwonder00duns First published in 1912 28 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The Gods of Pegāna
    Cover of edition godsofpegana00duns Cover of edition godsofpegna0000duns First published in 1905 26 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Unhappy far-off things
    Cover of edition unhappyfaroffthi00dunsiala Cover of edition unhappyfaroffth00unkngoog First published in 1919 23 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Five plays
    Cover of edition fiveplays01duns Cover of edition fiveplays00dunsuoft Cover of edition fiveplaysgodsofm00dunsuoft Cover of edition fiveplays00duns Cover of edition cu31924013609023 Cover of edition fiveplays01duns First published in 1914 23 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Time and the gods
    Cover of edition timegods0000duns_k5m3 Cover of edition timegodsmillenni00plun First published in 1906 22 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Tales of wonder
    Cover of edition talesofwonder00dunsuoft Cover of edition cu31924012972737 Cover of edition lastbookofwonder00dunsrich Cover of edition lastbookofwonder0000duns First published in 1916 21 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Plays of gods and men
    Cover of edition playsofgodsmen00dunsuoft Cover of edition playsgodsandmen00unkngoog Cover of edition playsofgodsmen0000duns First published in 1917 21 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Tales of war
    Cover of edition talesofwar00duns Cover of edition talesofwarbylord00dunsiala Cover of edition talesofwar0000duns Cover of edition taleswarbylordd00unkngoog Cover of edition talesofwar0000edwa First published in 1918 19 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: A dreamer's tales
    Cover of edition cu31924013608983 Cover of edition dreamerstalesoth00duns Cover of edition dreamerstales00dunsuoft Cover of edition dreamerstales00dunsiala First published in 1910 17 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Tales of three hemispheres

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Don Rodriguez: chronicles of Shadow Valley

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The charwoman's shadow
    First published in 1926 12 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: If: a play in four acts

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: A night at an inn: a play in one act

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The Sword Of Welleran And Other Stories

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The curse of the wise woman
    Cover of edition curseofwisewoman0000duns_b0l1 First published in 1933 8 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: While the sirens slept
    First published in 1940 7 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: A journey: by Lord Dunsany.
    First published in 1940 6 editions

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today

Born 24 July 1878
Died 25 October 1957

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

Alternative names

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
September 11, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
November 29, 2013 Edited by Sai Shankar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import