The Willow Wray collection of the writings of Lord Dunsany, 1930-1959.

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The Willow Wray collection of the writings of Lord Dunsany, 1930-1959.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42851313

Collection consists of printed editions of Lord Dunsany's works, manuscripts (typescripts, carbon copies, holographs), correspondence, photographs by various photographers taken of Dunsany when he visited the United States (positives and negatives), and newspaper clippings. Many of Dunsany's books and manuscripts are signed by him.

7 boxes (ca. 2.7 linear ft.)books 81 items.

Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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Wray, Willow.

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Lord Dunsany was an important twentieth century Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer and essayist. He is renowned for his contributions to the fantasy and horror genres and has influenced a variety of writers, including H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula Le Guin. William Butler Yeats called Dunsany an authentic genius and compared his prose to "the subterranean music of goblins heard at twilight in a sequestered glade". Willow Wray was Lord Dunsany's litera...

Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957

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Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany was an author, aristocrat, adventurer, chessmaster, and soldier; he is probably best known for writing fantasy fiction, ghost stories, and drama under the name Lord Dunsany. Raised on the family estate in County Meath, Ireland, he was influenced by Greek mythology and the Bible. A member of the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Boer War, World War I, and the Easter Rebellion. A prolific and diverse writer, he is considered an early master of high...