A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany is a collection of enchanting and whimsical stories that transport readers to mysterious and dreamlike realms. The writing style is described as poetic and descriptive, with each tale painting a unique and vivid picture filled with melancholic whimsy. The stories often involve magical journeys towards uncertain endings, reminiscent of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, and are praised for their dreamy, timeless, and mythic feel.
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Book ExcerptThen the king of Arizim said to the watcher by the pool: "If thou wilt go up Poltarnees and come back, as none have come, andreport to us what lure or magic is in the Sea, we will pardon thyblasphemy, and thou shalt have the Princess to wife and sit among theCouncil of Kings."And gladly thereunto the young man consented. And the Princess spoke tohim, and asked him his name. And he told her that his name was Athelvok, and great joy arose in him at the sound of her voice. And to the threekings he promised to set out on the third day to scale the slope ofPoltarnees and to return again, and this was the oath by which they boundhim to return: "I swear by the Sea that bears the worlds away, by the river of Oriathon, which men call Ocean, and by the gods and their tiger, and by the doom ofthe worlds, that I will return again to the Inner Lands, having beheld theSea."And that oath he swore with solemnity that very night in one of thetemples of the Sea, but the three kings trusted more tRead.
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