Lord Dunsany — one of the most inventive fantastists of the early twentieth century — here turns his imagination to the stage. If (1921) explores a single pivotal moment: what if a minor mishap that wrecked one man’s life had gone differently? The play traces an alternate path through a world of imperial adventure and domestic life, with the dreamy, melancholy quality that marks all of Dunsany’s best work.
A distinctive and somewhat neglected piece of early twentieth-century drama, available here as a free EPUB formatted for any e-reader.