Unhappy Far-Off Things
by Lord Dunsany
Chapter 1 of 13 Preface and A Dirge of Victory (Sonnet)
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- Running time
- 1 h 26 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- BettyB, Brian Murphy, Travis Wakeman
Chapters
About this recording
Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation of essays written from time spent in France in 1916. Much more thoughtful and melancholy than the pieces written for the War Office earlier in the war. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd