The Gods of the Mountain [Paperback]

Edward John Moreton Dunsany (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2005

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (December 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425471862
• ISBN-13: 978-1425471866
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Never had beggars such a time!", February 3, 2003

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This review is from: The Gods of the Mountain (Paperback)

Lord Dunsany is best known for his fantasy short stories and a few novels, and sadly not for his plays. "Gods of the Mountain" is simple and very much containing the flavor of his short stories, but something that bored preteens could put on for their schools.

Basically the plot involves three beggars who are lamenting the sad state of begging in their city, because "the gods are drowsy and all that is divine in man is dead." They're even considering abandoning their noble tradition and opening shops. But then they bump into the extremely wise Agmar and his servant Slag. Agmar helps the beggars disguise themselves as gods and fool the inhabitants of the city of Kongros.

It's a cute, fast-moving little story with likeable characters, Woldery wine, and a moderately goofy storyline which is kept grounded with Dunsany's mythical-sounding prose. Nice work.