Lord Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was a London-born Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy. He was influenced by Algernon Swinburne, who wrote the line “Time and the Gods are at strife” in his 1866 poem “Hymn to Proserpine”, as well as by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In turn, Dunsany’s influence was felt by H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula K. Le Guin. Arthur C. Clarke corresponded with Dunsany between 1944 and 1956. Those letters are collected in the book Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence. Time and the Gods, a series of short stories written in a myth-like style, was first published in 1906.
Latest episodes of the podcast Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany
- 01 – Preface, Time and the Gods
- 02 – The Coming of the Sea
- 03 – A Legend of the Dawn
- 04 – The Vengeance of Men
- 05 – While the Gods Slept
- 06 – The King that was Not; The Caves of Kai
- 07 – The Sorrow of Search
- 08 – Men of Yarnith; For the Honour of the Gods
- 09 – Night and Morning; Usury; Mlideen; Secret of the Gods; South Wind
- 10 – In the Land of Time
- 11 – The Relenting of Sarnidac
- 12 – Journey of the King: Pts. 1 and 2
- 13 – Journey of the King: Pts. 3 and 4
- 14 – Journey of the King: Pts. 5, 6, and 7
- 15 – Journey of the King: Pts. 8 and 9
- 16 – Journey of the King: Pts. 10 and 11