The Book of Wonder

About this book

The gods of Pegana have their histories, the fields of Elfland their dangers, and the edge of the world is never far from the road. Lord Dunsany's short fantasies are full of places a map cannot hold.

The Book of Wonder gathers tales in which adventurers and dreamers pursue impossible destinations, sometimes with disastrous results. Sidney Sime's intricate illustrations deepen the sense of beautiful menace. Dunsany can make a kingdom feel ancient in a single paragraph, then end the tale with a mischievous change of perspective.