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Identification: MSS 099, F354
Creator: Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957.
Title: "A Tale of Revenge" short story
Inclusive Dates: [1950]
Extent: 1 item (8 pp.)
Abstract: "A Tale of Revenge" is a short story by Lord Dunsany.
Language: Materials entirely in English.
MSS 099, F354, Lord Dunsany, "A Tale of Revenge" short story, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
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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.
Sources:
Locher, Frances C. (ed.). Contemporary Authors. Volume 104. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1982. p. 130.
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.
This short story, "A Tale of Revenge," is one of Lord Dunsany's later works, featuring retired detective Mulgers. The cover of the carbon typescript manuscript is printed with the name of literary agents Russell & Volkening, Inc. (N. Y.).
Lord Dunsany short story "A Tale of Revenge" , [1950] [Box 20 F354]
Carbon typescript signed with autograph additions, 8 pp.
