41. Licensed To Sell Weasels And Jade Earrings: The Short Stories Of Lord Dunsany | The latest news about Sci Fi and Fantasy culture including books, movies, games, art. Read short stories from top authors and join in the discussion! http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=32937

42. Lord Dunsany And Chess By Edward Winter Lord Dunsany and Chess Edward Winter (2006) ‘Man of many parts and distinguished in them all’ was D.J. Morgan’s description of Lord Dunsany in the obituary published on page http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/dunsany.html

Lord Dunsany and Chess Edward Winter BCM , which also remarked: C.N. 169 gave the following game from the Times Literary Supplement of 25 April 1929: London, 12 April 1929 8 d6 Ned5 9 dxc7 Qxc7 10 Nc3 Bb7 11 a4 b4 12 Nxd5 Bxd5 13 Bxd5 Nxd5 14 O-O Be7 15 d4 O-O 16 dxe5 Qxe5 17 Re1 Qd6 18 Ne4 Qc6 19 Bg5 Bxg5 20 Nxg5 Rac8 21 Qf3 Nf6 22 Re2 h6 23 Qxc6 Rxc6 24 Nf3 a5 25 Nd4 Rc5 26 Nb3 Rd5 27 Rae1 Nd7 28 Re4 Nb6 29 Re5 Rfd8 30 Rxd5 Rxd5 31 Kf1 Nxa4 Drawn. Lord Dunsany wrote an account of the contest on pages 112-113 of his autobiography While the Sirens Slept (London, circa sic The Times, Lord Dunsany had also played against Capablanca in a simultaneous display at the Imperial Chess Club in London on 22 November 1928. He lost. Source (report only): The Tablet , 15 December 1928. Extensive chess-related extracts from While the Sirens Slept were published in CHESS , January 1946, pages 82-83 and 85. A few passages were also given in Chess World , 1 December 1946, pages 250-251. It may also be recalled that when Capablanca died Lord Dunsany published the following epitaph in CHESS , June 1942, page 131: Now rests a mind as keen

43. "Fifty-One Tales" By Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-195 The Man With The Golden Earrings The Dream Of King Karna-vootra http://fifty-one-tales.o.ebooks2ebooks.com/

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