In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales is a posthumous collection of short stories by the writer Lord Dunsany, in the Penguin Classics series. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi, it assembles material from across Dunsany's long career. The cover illustration is a colourised version of a classic illustration for an early Dunsany story by his preferred artist, Sidney Sime.
The collection includes several of Dunsany's most famous stories. It is grouped in themed sections by the editor, and the contents are:
Introduction (S.T. Joshi)
Suggestions for Further Reading (S.T. Joshi)
A Note on the Text (S.T. Joshi)
Section I: Pegana and Environs
The Gods of Pegana (entire text)
Time and the Gods (“The Lament of the Gods for Sardathrion”)
The Legend of the Dawn
In the Land of Time
The Relenting of Sarnidac
The Fall of Babbulkund
Section II: Tales of Wonder
The Sword of Welleran
The Kith of the Elf-Folk
The Ghosts
The Fortress Unvanquishable Save for Sacnoth
Blagdaross
Idle Days on the Yann
A Shop in Go-by Street
The Avenger of Perdóndaris
The Bride of the Man-Horse
Section III: Prose Poems
Where the Tides Ebb and Flow
The Raft Builders
The Prayer of the Flowers
The Workman
Charon
Carcassonne
Roses
The City
Section IV: Fantasy and Reality
The Wonderful Window
The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap
The City on Mallington Moor
The Bureau d’Echange de Maux
The Exiles’ Club
Thirteen at Table
The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla
Section V: Jorkens
The Tale of the Abu Laheeb (the first Jorkens story)
Our Distant Cousins
The Walk to Lingham
The Development of the Rillswood Estate
A Life’s Work
Section VI: Some Late Tales
The Policeman’s Prophecy
The Two Bottles of Relish
The Cut
Poseidon
Helping the Fairies
The Romance of His Life
The Pirate of the Round Pond
Explanatory Notes (S.T. Joshi)
