Shepperalk the centaur gallops out of his mother’s cavern to carry off a mortal bride; Thangobrind the jeweller creeps into a spider-idol’s temple after a diamond; the burglar Nuth tries his art upon the gnoles. Each story runs a few pages of ornate, incantatory prose and often closes with a sly, ironic sting.
Dunsany’s 1912 collection, written around Sidney Sime’s drawings, shaped the fantasy of Lovecraft and his circle. Download the free EPUB.