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This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

MSS 264 Montgomery Evans II collection of Lord Dunsany manuscripts.

Source

Purchase, 1990.

Citation

MSS 099, F301, Lord Dunsany letter, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Biographical Note

Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957), is best known for composing fantasy works that inspired authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien. Dunsany’s first play was performed at the Abbey Theatre and his stage shows were highly regarded in England and America as well. Dunsany's other literary contributions include short stories and poetry. Although he is considered a writer of the Irish Literary Renaissance and knew the main figures of the movement, Dunsany was a British subject who associated primarily with the British aristocracy.

Knepper, B. G. "Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Dunsany," Dictionary of Literary Biography. Volume 10: Modern British Dramatists, 1900-1945. Part I. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1982. pp. 152-162.

Scope and Content Note

This is a letter from Lord Dunsany to an unidentified individual, describing his adventures in North Africa.

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Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence.

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Letters (correspondence)