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Post by deuce on Dec 5, 2017 15:21:01 GMT -5
Dr. SkySkull turns in a good review of Chaosium's The Complete Pegana: skullsinthestars.com/2009/07/21/lord-dunsanys-pegana/Personally, I thought it left out at least one crucial tale, considering the intent behind the collection being published, but it's still a solid introduction to the Pegana tales.  |
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Post by deuce on Jan 11, 2018 12:43:01 GMT -5
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Post by Char-Vell on Jan 11, 2018 14:47:01 GMT -5
After reading that article, I'm inspired to open a restaurant with a Carcosa Room. It'll give the diners what's coming to them for sure.
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Post by deuce on Jan 13, 2018 11:59:41 GMT -5
Good clip on Dunsay's The Book of Wonder:
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Post by deuce on Feb 2, 2018 15:07:51 GMT -5
Celaeno Press are to publish a new anthology, THE SIMRANA CYCLE, edited by Robert M Price. It will include lots of delicious short stories by Lord Dunsany, plus the Lin Carter pastiches and new stories from, among others, Darrell Schweitzer, Gary Myers (who wrote the super HOUSE OF THE WORM) and 2 shorts from me, one a new Elfloq stand alone. Watch this space.
-- Adrian Cole, fantasy and horror author The project is coming together and moving forward. There will be a brand-new cover by Stephen Hickman and vintage illos by Krenkel. This could kick ass. www.celaenopress.com/wp/2017/07/08/the-simrana-cycle/Here ya go: www.celaenopress.com/wp/2017/07/08/the-simrana-cycle/Hickman cover painting.  |
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Post by deuce on Mar 28, 2018 10:39:38 GMT -5
"How can I do these marvels justice in mere words, without running into the unclassical realms of the effusive & the ecstatic? Truly, I have never before seen such profoundly soul-moving glimpses of alien worlds with haunted skies & jungles of prismatic madness! It is such a series of forbidden revelations as one might spy through some magic window of the sort described in Dunsany’s Book of Wonder"
-- H. P. Lovecraft to Clark Ashton Smith,
1 October, 1927
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Post by deuce on Jul 24, 2018 10:59:38 GMT -5
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Post by Ningauble on Jul 24, 2018 13:00:44 GMT -5
140 years, actually. There will be an article on his Nobel Prize nomination in the next issue of Green Book, which I hope will appear soon.
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Post by deuce on Aug 10, 2018 9:57:04 GMT -5
Vincent Price reads Dunsany!
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Post by deuce on Dec 8, 2018 11:48:18 GMT -5
Dunsany scholar, John D. Rateliffe, has discovered an error in one of Dunsany's classic tales:
There's a long piece which ends TIME & THE GODS, called "The Journey of the King". This would have been Dunsany's third book by itself, but the publisher wanted more text to fill his second one so he curtailed the writing of it and included it in TIME & THE GODS. Which is just as well; its repetitive structure means that more episodes wouldn't have produced a better book.
As for the error: each of the prophets stands up and gives the King his own version of the afterlife that awaits. One prophet's vision so upsets the King that he orders his guards to seize him, but they dare not and the prophet simply walks out. Except in the final segment, when the King gives up on philosophy and decided to send for the wine and the dancing girls instead, it lists all the prophets who join him at the festivities, and mistakenly includes the name of the prophet who left.
So, there you see. A small error, but it's aggravating that no one's corrected it in a hundred and four years.
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Post by ChrisLAdams on May 9, 2019 11:05:33 GMT -5
On occasion, I browse the ancient, browning hardbacks of the greats. It's quite a fascinating pastime. Very infrequently, I'll come across something I can actually afford, and thereby add a +1 to my aspiring collection of scy-fy and fantasy, etc. I recently, while browsing Dunsany on good old Abe, came across several affordable copies of one of his I hadn't heard of -- or if I had, I'd completely forgotten it amidst such head-swimming titles as Tales of War, Sword of the Whelleran & ETC. The book whose title flashed upon my screen was My Talks with Dean Spanley. After I began researching the title and became fascinated with just what an enchanting tale this must be, I ordered a reasonably priced copy. It sounds so very, very Dunsay. What is this novel about, one might ask? I wondered the same. It is the tale of a man who can recall his former life . . . as a dog. It's a tale I can't wait to read, as I've seen it posited that this may be Dunsany's best work. I don't know. My own favorite remains his classic The Wonderful Window, from The Book of Wonder. But I'm willing to put Window to the test by reading Spanley.   Of near equal interest was learning that Sam Neill starred in a film production of Dean Spanley. The movie rates well in reviews. I add this footnote because we all yearn to see movies based on our favorite authors' works. It's rare to find one that is as well-received as this. I especially enjoyed seeing appear on the screen: From the Classic Novel by Lord Dunsany. Darn skippy. |
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Post by Ningauble on May 9, 2019 12:33:34 GMT -5
The book whose title flashed upon my screen was My Talks with Dean Spanley. After I began researching the title and became fascinated with just what an enchanting tale this must be, I ordered a reasonably priced copy. It sounds so very, very Dunsay. Of near equal interest was learning that Sam Neill starred in a film production of Dean Spanley. The movie rates well in reviews. I add this footnote because we all yearn to see movies based on our favorite authors' works. It's rare to find one that is as well-received as this. I especially enjoyed seeing appear on the screen: From the Classic Novel by Lord Dunsany. Darn skippy.
Great book, great film. It is a very respecyful adaptation at the same time as it turns a charming comedy into something far more poignant. Dunsany's family are very happy with how it turned out. They also told me that Peter O'Toole had said that making this film was like returning to his roots, since one of his first roles apparently was in a play by Dunsany.
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Post by ChrisLAdams on May 9, 2019 12:51:46 GMT -5
The book whose title flashed upon my screen was My Talks with Dean Spanley. After I began researching the title and became fascinated with just what an enchanting tale this must be, I ordered a reasonably priced copy. It sounds so very, very Dunsay. Of near equal interest was learning that Sam Neill starred in a film production of Dean Spanley. The movie rates well in reviews. I add this footnote because we all yearn to see movies based on our favorite authors' works. It's rare to find one that is as well-received as this. I especially enjoyed seeing appear on the screen: From the Classic Novel by Lord Dunsany. Darn skippy. Great book, great film. It is a very respecyful adaptation at the same time as it turns a charming comedy into something far more poignant. Dunsany's family are very happy with how it turned out. They also told me that Peter O'Toole had said that making this film was like returning to his roots, since one of his first roles apparently was in a play by Dunsany.
Ningauble, thanks for that reassuring news! I have the Dunsany on the way--an old ex-library reading copy in hardback, not the first edition which I posted an image of (which is a really lovely edition, IMO). The reviews I read on Goodreads and elsewhere express the same sentiments as you -- that the book is excellent (some say 'dated') while the movie is much more expressive and extremely well done. That was neat that you heard some comments relative to Spanley from Dunsany's family! That had to be fascinating. Thanks for sharing that. I plan on watching the movie as soon as possible. It's only $4 on Amazon to watch.  |
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