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 EnvironsThe Gods of Pegana (entire text)Time and the Gods (“The Lament of the Gods for Sardathrion”)The Legend of the DawnIn the Land of TimeThe Relenting of SarnidacThe Fall of BabbulkundSection II: Tales of WonderThe Sword of WelleranThe Kith of the Elf-FolkThe GhostsThe Fortress Unvanquishable Save for SacnothBlagdarossIdle Days on the YannA Shop in Go-by StreetThe Avenger of PerdóndarisThe Bride of the Man-HorseSection III: Prose PoemsWhere the Tides Ebb and FlowThe Raft BuildersThe Prayer of the FlowersThe WorkmanCharonCarcassonneRosesThe CitySection IV: Fantasy and RealityThe Wonderful WindowThe Coronation of Mr. Thomas ShapThe City on Mallington MoorThe Bureau d’Echange de MauxThe Exiles’ ClubThirteen at TableThe Last Dream of Bwona KhublaSection V: JorkensThe Tale of the Abu Laheeb (the first Jorkens story)Our Distant CousinsThe Walk to LinghamThe Development of the Rillswood EstateA Life’s WorkSection VI: Some Late TalesThe Policeman’s ProphecyThe Two Bottles of RelishThe CutPoseidonHelping the FairiesThe Romance of His LifeThe Pirate of the Round PondExplanatory Notes (S.T. Joshi)
