Patrick Mahony collection of Lord Dunsany materials, 1944-1967.

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Patrick Mahony collection of Lord Dunsany materials, 1944-1967.

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Collection consists of holograph letters from Lord Dunsany to Patrick Mahony, with attached notes by Mahony explaining or elaborating on the content, miscellaneous correspondence to and from Dunsany, Mahony and others, articles by Mahony about Dunsany, a flyer advertising three talks by Mahony, a program for Mahony's play "Who's loony now?"

1 box (.2 linear ft.)

Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7480989

Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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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...

Mahony, Patrick, 1911-

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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." Patrick Mahony, a distinguished Irish-...