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Gods, Men and Ghosts (1972)

by Lord Dunsany

Other authors: E.F. Bleiler (Editor), Sidney Sime (Illustrator)

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Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, ranks among the twentieth century's great masters of supernatural and science fiction. An outstanding dramatist whose supernatural plays anticipated the theater of the absurd, Dunsany was also a virtuoso writer of short stories and essays. This selection presents the finest of his works, gathered from long-out-of-print sources. Contents include the famous ""Three Sailors' Gambit,"" possibly the best chess story ever written; the remarkable trilogy about Nuth and the Gnoles, Thangobrind the Jeweller, and the Gibbelins; exploits of th… (more)
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The Jorkens stories and those from the books of wonder were the best. I was let down by the final section of stories about the gods. ( )
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How Ryan Got Out of Russia [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Three Sailors' Gambit [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Three Infernal Jokes [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Exiles' Club [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Thirteen at Table [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Wonderful Window [short story] by Lord Dunsany
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The Bureau d'Echange de Maux [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Ghosts [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Poor Old Bill [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Hoard of the Gibbelins by Lord Dunsany
How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Chu-Bu and Sheemish [short story] by Lord Dunsany
A Story of Land and Sea [novelette] by Lord Dunsany
The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller, and of the Doom That Befell Him [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Sword of Welleran [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Injudicious Prayers of Pombo the Idolater [short story] by Lord Dunsany
How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Bethmoora [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Idle Days on the Yann [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Hashish Man [short story] by Lord Dunsany
A Narrow Escape [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Sign [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Neapolitan Ice [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Jorkens Consults a Prophet [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Walk to Lingham [short story] by Lord Dunsany
A Mystery of the East [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of Skarl the Drummer [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of the Making of the Worlds [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of the Game of the Gods [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Concerning Sish (The Destroyer of Hours) [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Deeds of Mung (Lord of All Deaths Between Pegāna and the Rim) [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Revolt of the Home Gods [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of the Thing that is Neither God Nor Beast [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Kabok the Prophet [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of How Imbaum Spake of Death to the King [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Of Ood [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The River [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Bird of Doom and the End [short story] by Lord Dunsany
Time and the Gods [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Coming of the Sea [short story] by Lord Dunsany
The Secret of the Gods [short story] by Lord Dunsany
In the Land of Time [short story] by Lord Dunsany

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Gods, Men and Ghosts
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Sitting some years ago in the ancient tavern at Over, one afternoon in spring, I was waiting as was my custom, for something strange to happen. -The Three Sailors' Gambit
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823.912
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PZ3.D9248
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Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, ranks among the twentieth century's great masters of supernatural and science fiction. An outstanding dramatist whose supernatural plays anticipated the theater of the absurd, Dunsany was also a virtuoso writer of short stories and essays. This selection presents the finest of his works, gathered from long-out-of-print sources. Contents include the famous ""Three Sailors' Gambit,"" possibly the best chess story ever written; the remarkable trilogy about Nuth and the Gnoles, Thangobrind the Jeweller, and the Gibbelins; exploits of th
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Contains:
  • "The Lean, High House of the Gnoles" [artwork]
  • Introduction / Everett F. Bleiler
  • The Fortress [artwork]
  • The Edge of the World [artwork]
  • The Three Sailors' Gambit
  • The Three Infernal Jokes
  • The Exiles' Club
  • Thirteen at Table
  • The Wonderful Window
  • The Bureau d'Echange de Maux
  • The Ghosts
  • Oneleigh [artwork]
  • "A Herd of Black Creatures" [artwork]
  • The Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men
  • The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap
  • The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap [artwork]
  • "Little Cottages... Whose Looks We Did Not Like" [artwork]
  • Poor Old Bill
  • The Ominous Cough [artwork]
  • "There the Gibbelins Lived and Discreditably Fed" [artwork]
  • The Hoard of the Gibbelins
  • How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles
  • Chu-Bu and Sheemish
  • A Story of Land and Sea
  • The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller, and of the Doom That Befell Him
  • The Sword of Welleran
  • "We Are But Dreams, Let Us Go Among Dreams" [artwork]
  •  "Welleran! And the Sword of Welleran!" [artwork]
  • The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth
  • The Injudicious Prayers of Pombo the Idolater
  • How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire
  • Bethmoora
  • Idle Days on the Yann
  • Bird of the River [artwork]
  • The Gate of Yann [artwork]
  • The Hashish Man
  • A Narrow Escape
  • The Sign
  • The Neapolitan Ice
  • Jorkens Consults a Prophet
  • The Walk to Lingham
  • How Ryan Got Out of Russia
  • A Mystery of the East
  • Pegana [artwork]
  • Preface
  • Of Skarl the Drummer
  • Of the Making of the Worlds
  • The Dreams of Mana-Yood-Sushai [artwork]
  • Mung and the Beast of Mung [artwork]
  • Of the Game of the Gods
  • Concerning Sish (The Destroyer of Hours)
  • The Deeds of Mung (Lord of All Deaths Between Pegāna and the Rim)
  • The Revolt of the Home Gods
  • Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast
  • "It" [artwork]
  • The Ship of Yoharneth-Lahai [artwork]
  • Kabok the Prophet
  • Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One
  • Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King
  • Of Ood
  • The River
  • The Bird of Doom and the End
  • Time and the Gods
  • The Coming of the Sea
  • Slid [artwork]
  • The Tomb of Morning Zai [artwork]
  • The Secret of the Gods
  • In the Land of Time
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823.912Literature › English › English fiction › Modern Period › 1901-1999 › 1901-1945

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PZ3.D9248Language and Literature › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction in English

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