Weird Friction
@Weird_Friction
An anonymous, unreliable narrator sharing Weird Fiction and Occult Books. I post photos of books from my own growing collection. 📚
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"The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories" by Lord Dunsany, published by George Allen & Sons in 1908. This landmark short story collection, known for its dreamy, mythological approach to storytelling, played a foundational role in shaping modern fantasy literature. 1/2
"The Ghoul" by Frank King, published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1929. This pulp thriller novel, which centers on a criminal mastermind known only as "The Ghoul," was adapted into the well-known 1933 film starring Boris Karloff.
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"The Shub-Niggurath Cycle" edited by Robert M. Price, published by Chaosium in 1994. The third book in the Cycle series, this anthology collects stories that either inspired or were inspired by 'The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young' from H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction. 1/3
This large-format book serves as both a brief biography of early fantasy artist Sidney H. Sime and a portfolio of his artwork. Much of the book focuses on Sime's surreal illustrations for Lord Dunsany's early works, for which he is most well-known today. 2/3
"Sidney H. Sime: Master of Fantasy" by Paul W. Skeeters, published by Ward Ritchie Press in 1978. Limited to 200 copies, signed by both Skeeters and Ray Bradbury who has provided the introduction. 1/3
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"The Collected Jorkens" by Lord Dunsany, edited by S.T. Joshi, published by Night Shade Books in 2004. A premium three-volume edition collecting, in chronological order, the humorous and surreal tall tales of Joseph Jorkens. 1/2
"The Old Folk of the Centuries" by Lord Dunsany, published by Elkins Mathews in 1930. A full-length play based on Dunsany's fantasy story of the same name, which follows "The Old Folk," mythical personifications of time itself as they observe the rise and fall of civilizations.
"Plays of Gods and Men" by Lord Dunsany, published by J.W. Luce & Company in 1917. A collection of four one-act plays, written in the whimsical and mythological style of Dunsany’s fiction. 1/2
"The Charwoman's Shadow" by Lord Dunsany, published by Putnam in 1926 The first American edition of Dunsany's fantasy novel set in a mythical age of Spain, about a boy who loses his shadow. It has been praised for its atmospheric world-building and philosophical undertones.
"The Blessing of Pan" by Lord Dunsany, published by Putnam in 1927. In telling the story of the mystical pagan enchantment of a rural English village, this symbolic novel explores the conflict between civilized modern life and the powerful allure of nature.
"The King of Elfland's Daughter" by Lord Dunsany, published by Putnam in 1924. This classic fantasy novel about an elf-mortal romance is perhaps Dunsany's most popular and enduring work of fiction, establishing many of the defining tropes of modern fantasy literature. 1/2
"Tales of Wonder" by Lord Dunsany, illustrated by Sydney Sime, published by Elkin Mathews in 1916 One of Dunsany's most celebrated short story collections, the popularity and success of this book played a major role in legitimizing fantasy literature in the early 20th century 1/3
"The Gods of Pegāna" by Lord Dunsany, published by Elkin Mathews in 1919. This collection of short stories introduces readers to the gods and mythical figures of an imaginative fantasy religion created for Dunsany's fictional land of Pegāna. 1/3