Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany Summary

The career of Lord Dunsany all too easily invokes the stereotype of the aristocratic literateur. By his own avowal, he was first of all a sportsman and a soldier; writing was an avocation. His plays, ... Read more

Extraordinarily prolific in the fields of fiction, poetry, essay, translation, autobiography, and memoir, including fifteen short-fiction collections and at least one hundred uncollected short stories... Read more

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Dunsany, was born in London on 24 July 1878. He was of an ancient Irish family and succeeded to the family title, as the eighteenth Baron Dunsany, in 1899. He w... Read more

An early member of the Celtic Revival, Tynan was a highly regarded Irish poet, novelist, journalist, and critic. In the following essay, she favorably reviews Fifty-One Tales. There is one curious ... Read more

Through his work and his charismatic personality, AE was highly influential among the writers of the Irish Renaissance, a generation which sought to reduce the influence of English culture and create ... Read more

Bowen was an Anglo-Irish fiction writer and critic. In the following essay, she reviews My Ireland. Lord Dunsany, perhaps a little disorientated by the largeness of his publisher's invitatio... Read more