The Gods Of Pegana

THE GODS OF PEGANA is a rich tapestry of imaginative fantasy, one of the landmark collections of short stories from the early 20th century, and a tremendous influence on writers ranging from [H P Lovecraft](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/h-p-lovecraft/) to [Ursula K Le Guin](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/ursula-k-le-guin/). Dunsany was the second writer ([William Morris](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/william-morris/) in the 1880s being the first) fully to exploit the possibilities of . . . adventurous fantasy laid in imaginary lands, with gods, witches, spirits, and magic, like children's fairy tales but on a sophisticated adult level. -- L. Sprague de Camp. [Dunsany's] rich language, his cosmic point of view, his remote dream-worlds, and his exquisite sense of the fantastic, all appeal to me more than anything else in modern literature. --H. P. Lovecraft