Fifty-one Tales (version 2)

Lord Dunsany (1878 - 1957)

A multitude of very short stories populated with things that lurk in the dark corners of human imagination. Wonderfully crafted and sometimes ending with an unexpected outcome, these stories are well rooted in mythology and speak of things beyond the thin veil of reality. - Summary by Rosslyn Carlyle

Genre(s): Gothic Fiction, Published 1900 onward, Fantasy Fiction

Language: English

Group: Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The assignation. Charon. The death of Pan Rosslyn Carlyle
00:06:56
Play 02 The sphinx at Giza. The hen. Wind and fog Rosslyn Carlyle
00:09:22
Play 03 The raft-builders. The workman. The guest Rosslyn Carlyle
00:08:55
Play 04 Death and Odysseus. Death and the orange. The prayer of the flower Rosslyn Carlyle
00:05:53
Play 05 Time and the tradesman. The little city. The unpasturable fields Rosslyn Carlyle
00:05:48
Play 06 The worm and the angel. The songless country. The latest thing Rosslyn Carlyle
00:05:40
Play 07 The demagogue and the demi-monde. The giant poppy. Roses Rosslyn Carlyle
00:05:01
Play 08 A mistaken identity. The true history of the hare and the tortoise. Alone the immortals Rosslyn Carlyle
00:10:44
Play 09 A moral little tale. The return of song. Spring In town Rosslyn Carlyle
00:10:23
Play 10 How the enemy came to Thlunrana. A losing game. Taking up Picadilly Rosslyn Carlyle
00:09:06
Play 11 The man with the golden ear-rings. The dream of King Karna-Vootra. The storm Rosslyn Carlyle
00:09:34
Play 12 After the fire. The city. The food of Death Rosslyn Carlyle
00:04:42
Play 13 The lonely idol. The sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts). The reward Rosslyn Carlyle
00:08:07
Play 14 The trouble in Leafy Green Street. The mist. Furrow-maker Rosslyn Carlyle
00:07:03
Play 15 Lobster salad. The return of the exiles. Nature and time Rosslyn Carlyle
00:11:24
Play 16 The song of the blackbird. The messengers. The three tall sons Rosslyn Carlyle
00:11:22
Play 17 Compromise. What we have come to. The tomb of Pan Rosslyn Carlyle
00:05:35