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The Book of Wonder: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515422938
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
A collection of short fantasy tales by Lord Dunsany, presenting early imaginative fiction that helped shape the development of modern fantasy literature. The Book of Wonder gathers a sequence of stories marked by invention, atmosphere, and controlled narrative form.
The tales proceed through self-contained episodes, often set in imagined lands and structured around encounters with the extraordinary. Dunsany's method emphasizes economy of language and tonal consistency, allowing suggestion and implication to carry much of the narrative effect. The collection maintains a unified voice while offering variation in setting and theme.
Positioned within early twentieth-century fantasy, the work is associated with the formative period of the genre and has influenced later writers of imaginative fiction. It remains a representative example of Dunsany's approach to short-form fantasy.
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