Lord Dunsany
So who is Lord Dunsany?...Some fast facts
- 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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