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  Lord Dunsany might be one of the most influential fantasy writers of all time, but he's a lot less well known than Tolkein et al. Why is this? And is his lack of fame justified? Find out in this week's Shelf Bound Books. Read the book at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8395 Further reading We discussed the possible influence on Tolkein on the podcast - find out more here And his influence extended toward the "Weird" as well The always excellent Victorian Web has a great resources page on Lord Dunsany Or read a different biography here Read the famous Ursula LeGuin essay, "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie". Discussion of Dunsany starts on page 149 Or read about Lord Dunsany's chess variant   NEXT EPISODE: "THE 10 PLEASURES OF MARRIAGE" DOWNLOAD AT: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13872