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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.

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Born 24 July 1878
Died 25 October 1957

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Born 24 July 1878
Died 25 October 1957

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Fiction, English Fantasy fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Children's fiction, Fiction, fantasy, collections & anthologies, Fiction, fantasy, general, Drama, short stories, Fantasy, World War, 1939-1945, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English Short stories, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Social life and customs, short story collections, Detective and mystery stories, Fantasy fiction, Horror stories, Horror tales, Irish authors, Literature, Mystery and detective stories, Punctuation

Places

London, Ireland, Baker Street, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mallard residence, Africa, Alabama, Bellissime, Calcutta, Carcosa, England, France, India, John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Folle's cabin, Leadenhall Street, London (England), L’Abri, Mike Schofield's house, New Jersey, Owl Creek Bridge, Paris, Second Boer War, Surrey

People

Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany Baron (1878-1957), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Archie, Brently Mallard, Carlos, Duncan Ross, Edward Plunkett Dunsany Baron (1878-1957), Ernest Valdemar, Fortunato, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Josephine, Lady Fortunato, Louise Mallard, Luchresi, Montresor, Mr. Merryweather, Police Inspector Jones, Richards, Vincent Spaulding, Alexander III King of Macedonia, Armand Aubigny, Aunt of the boy

Time

19th century, 1890, 20th century, carnival, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1900, 1916, American Civil War, Antebellum era, Civil War

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Alternative names

  • Edward Plunkett
  • Dunsany, Edward Plunkett Baron
  • Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
  • Dunsany
  • Lord (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) Dunsany
  • Dunsany, Edward Plunkett Baron.
  • Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron
  • Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett baron
  • Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) Dunsany
  • Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany
  • Edward Plunkett Dunsany
  • Edward Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
  • Lord (pen name of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) (introduction by Lin Carter) Dunsany
  • Lord Dunsany Edward J.M. D. Plunkett
  • Dunsany Lord
  • Plunkett, Edward Plunkett Baron.
  • Dunsany, Edward Plunkett baron
  • Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron.
  • Lord Edward John Dunsany
  • DUNSANY, Edward Plunkett Baron.
  • Dunsany, Edward Plunkett, Baron.
  • EDWARD PLUNKETT DUNSANY
  • Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett 18th baron
  • Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron, 1878-1957.
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  • Lord Dunsany (translator)

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November 29, 2013 Edited by Sai Shankar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import