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nepheli 's review for:
The King of Elfland's Daughter
by Lord Dunsany
If "The Lord of the Rings" lives and breathes in a world of magic and fantasy, then this story is the correspondence between two lovers; reality and fantasy/magic/mystery. It speaks of the beauty of reality, and how things we take for granted (a flower blooming, dawn, the shadows' movement) have a wonder of their own, if we just pay attention. And, at the same time, how magic and mystery enrich life and make it worth living. In the words of the wise witch Ziroonderel: "Overmuch magic! As though magic were not the spice and essence of life, its ornament and its splendour".
If you love beautiful prose, love to ponder in every paragraph, and don't mind a slow, dreamlike pace, if you are searching for something old, like a half-forgotten myth, yet new, then try this!
If you love beautiful prose, love to ponder in every paragraph, and don't mind a slow, dreamlike pace, if you are searching for something old, like a half-forgotten myth, yet new, then try this!