The Book of Wonder (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Various times between antiquity and 1910
- Setting: Various locations on Earth and imaginary worlds
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Other worlds, 1910’s, Greek or Roman times
- Locales: Earth, Mythical lands
The Plot
The Book of Wonder: A Chronicle of Little Adventures at the Edge of the World is a collection of fourteen tales in which Lord Dunsany explores mythical cities and creatures as well as the fabulous exploits of familiar characters such as a young English girl, a pirate, a businessman, and thieves. An unusual feature of the collection is that Dunsany wrote the stories in response to the drawings of S. H. Sime, an illustrator whose style was often compared with Aubrey Beardsley’s, and whose wryly humorous yet macabre black-and-white compositions had accompanied...
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