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A young lord travels beyond the familiar fields into a fairy realm to bring back a faery princess and marry her, introducing enchantment into his ordinary valley. Their union yields marvels and tension as magic reshapes daily life, provokes quests and runic interventions, and draws encounters with mythical creatures. The princess feels yearning for her own realm while the mortal community struggles to understand or control sorcery. The narrative explores the consequences of crossing boundaries between the mundane and the marvelous, the uneasy mixture of wonder with practicality, and how enchantment changes or diminishes when exposed to ordinary human needs.

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Title: The King of Elfland's Daughter

Author: Lord Dunsany

Release date: January 2, 2020 [eBook #61077]
Most recently updated: January 14, 2025

Language: English

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The King of Elfland's Daughter

Lord Dunsany

BALLANTINE BOOKS
NEW YORK

First Ballantine Books edition: June, 1969

Printed in Canada

BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.
101 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10003


TO
LADY DUNSANY