Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter is one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time. The surpassingly charming, dreamlike, and wildly imaginative tale takes place in the ancient land of Erl, which borders the ethereal world of Elfland. When the elders of Erl decide they wish to be ruled by a magic lord, Alverac, the firstborn son of the king, must venture to Elfland for a bride. Magical adventures and mysterious encounters ensue in this story about the power of bonds that are forged in the heart. Praised by the likes of H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien, Guillermo del Toro, Neil Gaiman, Jorge Luis Borges, and Ursula Le Guin, this poetic, sweeping tale is a timeless masterpiece. This Warbler Classics edition includes a biographical timeline.
Innehållsförteckning
Contents
Preface
Chapter I. The Plan of the Parliament of Erl
Chapter II. Alveric Comes in Sight of the Elfin Mountains
Chapter III. The Magical Sword Meets Some of the Swords of Elfland
Chapter IV. Alveric Comes Back to Earth After Many Years
Chapter V. The Wisdom of the Parliament of Erl
Chapter VI. The Rune of the Elf King
Chapter VII. The Coming of the Troll
Chapter VIII. The Arrival of the Rune
Chapter IX. Lirazel Blows Away
Chapter X. The Ebbing of Elfland
Chapter XI. The Deep of the Woods
Chapter XII. The Unenchanted Plain
Chapter XIII. The Reticence of the Leather-Worker
Chapter XIV. The Quest for the Elfin Mountains
Chapter XV. The Retreat of the Elf King
Chapter XVI. Orion Hunts the Stag
Chapter XVII. The Unicorn Comes in the Starlight
Chapter XVIII. The Grey Tent in the Evening
Chapter XIX. Twelve Old Men Without Magic
Chapter XX. A Historical Fact
Chapter XXI. On the Verge of Earth
Chapter XXII. Orion Appoints a Whip
Chapter XXIII. Lurulu Watches the Restlessness of Earth
Chapter XXIV. Lurulu Speaks of Earth and the Ways of Men
Chapter XXV. Lirazel Remembers the Fields We Know
Chapter XXVI. The Horn of Alveric
Chapter XXVII. The Return of Lurulu
Chapter XXVIII. A Chapter on Unicorn-Hunting
Chapter XXIX. The Luring of the People of the Marshes
Chapter XXX. The Coming of Too Much Magic
Chapter XXXI. The Cursing of Elfin Things
Chapter XXXII. Lirazel Yearns for Earth
Chapter XXXIII. The Shining Line
Chapter XXXIV. The Last Great Rune
Biographical Timeline
Om författaren
Lord Dunsany was an immensely prolific Anglo-Irish writer of fantasies, novels, dramas, short stories, and poetry. An Irish aristocrat whose peerage stretched back to medieval times, Lord Dunsany is considered one of the earliest and most significant authors of modern fantasy literature. He has been described as a ’fantasist’s fantasist’ and his work has strongly influenced a genre that stretches back to the medieval Romances populated by wizards and dragons and reaches forward to the edge of contemporary science fiction.
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