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The King of Elfland's Daughter
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January 15, 2016
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mark monday
Sep 30, 2012 rated it it was amazing
a tale out of time: an old myth reinvented; a new myth born. a wayward bride, a forlorn husband, their son - a pitiless hunter. a defiant old woman; a melancholy old man. trolls delight in delight; unicorns are for slaughter. question: what is Time in Elfland? answer: a fantasy! twelve men want magic. madmen shall take captive a king. borders shall be crossed and boundaries may be as fleeting as dreams. be wary of what you wish for! love shall conquer all and death shall be no more.

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Mir
Oct 06, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
I am a little hesitant to give this a 3, for Dunsany writes wonderfully. His prose is by turns lyrical, clever, humorous, insightful, and moving. However, I don't so much enjoy reading long descriptive passages with very little action or even plot. Although the plot elements were solidly put into place, they then don't do much for the bulk of the book, and by halfway through I mostly stopped caring. Dunsany seemed far more interested in landscape and atmosphere than characters. ...more
Eric Orchard
I first found this book in a social collections room at university. It was a first edition with uncut pages. A pretty magical reading experience.

A simple story but full of wonder and mystery. Definitely a different approach to fantasy, with ornate imagery and a sense of decadence and magic but with a simplicity of language, like a King James Bible. About a mortal prince who travels to Faery to bring back "magic" for his kingdom.
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Amanda
Feb 06, 2010 marked it as to-read
finished listening to his Book of Wonder and think it may have been that fact that i was hearing it instead of reading it, that i liked it but was kinda bored with it. My mind tends to wander when i'm listening to an audiobook, so if it's real flowery, somewhat archaic prose, like this is, i get sidetracked. When i'm reading a hardcopy however i usually love that style, so i think i should give him another chance, especially since i already have the book. ...more
Mary Stephanos
Jul 28, 2007 rated it really liked it
Jaimie
Jan 25, 2009 marked it as own-to-read
Shelves: faerie
Reem
Feb 05, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: to-be-continued
Bronwyn
Aug 14, 2009 marked it as to-read
Mawgojzeta
Sep 10, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Melanti
Dec 25, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: classics, e-book
Michaela
Apr 24, 2011 marked it as to-read
Rebecca
Jan 31, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2012
Anatha
Mar 01, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: want
Elizabeth
Apr 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sienna
Sep 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
Bellis
Dec 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
Fiona
Apr 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: epic-fantasy
Willow Curtis
Oct 14, 2013 marked it as to-read
Grace
Jan 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
Lois Young
Sep 01, 2014 marked it as to-read
Chad
Apr 20, 2015 marked it as to-read
Valentina
Oct 08, 2015 marked it as to-read
Giselle Bradley
DNF'd 10% ...more
Andrea
Jun 28, 2016 marked it as on-my-shelf  ·  review of another edition
Karigan
Sep 04, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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