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Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany was a British writer, playwright, poet, politician, chess player and novelist (1878–1957). He was born at London and died at Dublin.

Also recorded as Lord Dunsany; Edward J Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett.

Also worked under the name Lord Dunsany.

Born at London in 1878, died at Dublin in 1957.

Identity and origins

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany was recorded at birth as Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. He also worked under the name Lord Dunsany. The authorities additionally record the headings Lord Dunsany and Edward J Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of John Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany and Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Burton. He married Lady Beatrice Child-Villiers. One child is recorded: Randal Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany. Other recorded relations include Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey.

Formation and teaching

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany studied at Eton College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst and Cheam School.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 4: The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Gods of Pegāna, Joseph Jorkens and The Gods of the Mountain. His recorded genres are crime fiction, high fantasy, horror, science fiction and weird fiction.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. The first 12 are listed here.

The King of Elfland's Daughter. A Dreamer's Tales. At the Edge of the World. Beyond the Fields We Know. Chu-Bu and Sheemish. Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley. Fifty-One Tales. Fifty Poems. Five Plays. In the Land of Time, and Other Fantasy Tales. Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey. Jorkens Remembers Africa.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Dunsany, 18th Baron (cr 1439), (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) (24 July 1878–25 Oct. 1957), Who Was Who, 2007. Dunsany, 20th Baron of, (Edward John Carlos Plunkett) (10 Sept. 1939–24 May 2011), Who Was Who, 2007. Plunkett, Edward John Moreton Drax, eighteenth Baron of Dunsany (1878–1957), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Dunsany, 21st Baron of, (Randal Plunkett) (born 9 March 1983), Who's Who, 2011.

In detail

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany studied at Eton College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst and Cheam School. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are crime fiction, high fantasy, horror and science fiction.

Works named in the authority record are The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Gods of Pegāna, Joseph Jorkens and The Gods of the Mountain.

Chronology

  1. 1878Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany born at London.
  2. 1957Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany died at Dublin.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Lord Dunsany”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q458658: Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

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