Lord Dunsany

• Actual Name - Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Dunsany was his writing name.
• Lifetime - (1878-1957)
• Place of Birth - London, England.
• Education - Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
• Served in two wars: WWI and The Boer war.
• Successful playwright.
• Works include; novels, short stories, plays, poems and autobiographies.
• According to dunsany.net, "the worst dressed man in Ireland"!!
• Major influence to well known authors such as Lord of the Rings author Tolkien.
• Fantasy Fiction writer.

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