The first among the “forerunners of Tolkien” is Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany. A writer whom his contemporaries considered simply an “intellectual eccentric” - and who, without exaggeration, can be called the real creator of classical fantasy! For it was under the pen of Dunsany - for the first time in the 20th century. - the bizarre, strange and endlessly fascinating world of Celtic mythology has truly come to life! Read Dunsany - and you will understand how it all began!